Chie Nomura, a senior researcher at Osaka Institute of Public Health, warns that “eating wild mushrooms is a big gamble”. It is estimated that Japan has between 5,000 and 6,000 species of ...

Although we eat mushrooms as vegetables, they are actually fruits of a fungus. Edible mushrooms are delicious, but some ...

Frying mushrooms is integral to preparing fillings for dumplings, croquettes, or Christmas Eve cabbage rolls. It's also the ...

If you're keen to try your hand at foraging, wild mushrooms grow throughout the year, but autumn offers the most abundant and varied seasonal eating. From late summer until the first frost ...

Cultivated fresh mushrooms are available all year. Wild mushrooms are at their peak in autumn although some, such as morels, are found in spring. Dried mushrooms are available all year round.

While they can be found growing wild year-round, fall is their peak season ... dry (but not dried out) mushrooms. Trim away any dark reddish, dried-out areas (a sign of toughness) on otherwise ...

He asked for some water and food: first, he saw wheat growing on the field, then cottage cheese on the sieve. With these, batter was made; then, he saw cabbage, which was chopped and boiled, as well ...