The mushrooms of the pine forests Food and drink · Vega del Codorno, Serranía Alta, Cuenca Image of Vega del Codorno, not of the place itself. The pine forests of these heights give boletus, saffron milk caps and poplar mushrooms from the end of summer until the first frosts. They are stewed with garlic and parsley, added to scrambled eggs or dried for the winter in the houses of the town. Photo: LUIS ARACIL (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Vega del Codorno