Herkkusieni - Mushroom

There are several markets in Helsinki each offering something a little different;  Hietaniemen tori is a flee market with spray painted grids over the cobble stones delineating the boundaries of each seller  Kauppatori - the main market is a mix of produce stands, souvenir tents, coffee shops and bakery stands along the central harbor  and Hakaniemen tori is mostly a local produce market where I chanced on a wonderful surprise!!!! I was hoping to find fresh vegetables at half the price of those in the supermarket and was a little disappointed to find similiar quantities for 5 Euros.  Seeing that my Finnish is not quite good enough to haggle I roamed aimlessly around until I spotted these huge bins of mushrooms marked kantrelli.  I wondered if they could be Chantrelles but for 1 liter for 4 euros I thought they couldn't possibly be the delicacy that foodies rave about in the states but are ridiculously priced.  But curiousity got the best of me and so I bought some.   Having only had chantrelles on two occasions that I can remember once in Montana from a friend whose hobby was mushroom picking and another at the upscale restaraunt Salt in Baltimore I remembered that they were quiet tasty almost mouthwatering tasty.  I have cooked three meals with my liter of mushrooms and each has been awesome!!!  I only wish there was crabmeat around here and I could combine my two favorite foods cooked in butter!!!!  I will try to take some better pictures of things and add them to the post.