朝日新聞社4 年
Matsutake make IUCN red list as threatened for the first time
Matsutake mushrooms, which like truffles are highly prized for their delicate taste and scarcity, were designated as a threatened species for the first time by the International Union for ...
朝日新聞社4 年
‘Matsutake’ mushrooms auctioned off for 930,000 yen
TANBA-SASAYAMA, Hyogo Prefecture--The year’s first auction of local “matsutake” mushrooms was held here on Oct. 11, with just three mushrooms, weighing 198 grams in total, fetching 930,000 ...
Business Insider3 年
Why matsutake mushrooms can cost over $500 per kilogram
An curved arrow pointing right. Matsutake mushrooms harvested in Japan can cost over $500 per kilogram. Mushroom foragers like Gihei Fujiwara search for matsutake once a year around early fall.