Latvian woman's dense chanterelle find on social media draws astonished reactions
A mushroom picker named Santa Saule shared a photo on X of an unusually dense carpet of chanterelles, drawing over 21,000 views and lively comments. She has refused to reveal the location, joking that the coordinates will only appear in her will.
Latvia's mushroom season keeps producing surprises, and social media has once again become the stage for a striking find. A post by forager Santa Saule on the platform X has attracted wide attention after she shared a photo of an unusually thick carpet of chanterelles in a forest, saying she had never seen anything like it in her life.
Post gains traction
The photo quickly drew attention, being viewed more than 21,000 times. Among the comments, the most common question was, predictably, where exactly this bountiful spot was located. Santa, however, was not willing to give it up easily. She joked that the precise coordinates would only be revealed in her will, and responded in kind when another commenter suggested she would rather take the secret to her grave.
Jokes continue in the comments
One commenter tried a different tactic, claiming the photo showed a lack of proper access markings and that it should be reported to the relevant utility service — which, of course, would require exact coordinates. Santa recognized the attempt immediately, calling it a clever move. When asked whether she had picked all the visible mushrooms, she explained she had only filled a small basket, taking just as much as she needed — a point she repeated to another user who preferred the search itself over the cleaning and cooking that follows.
Abundance sparks humor
Some commenters speculated that within days, enough mushrooms could be harvested there to feed a small village. Others reacted with irony, comparing the find to industrial-scale harvesting rather than traditional foraging, while one joked the plants in the photo looked more like dandelions. Not everyone was envious, though — some admitted that such a large haul would mean a lot of extra work cleaning and preparing the mushrooms afterward, which they said they'd rather avoid.
