A fertilizer-maker in western Japan has claimed success in artificially cultivating bakamatsutake mushrooms — a species related to the highly prized matsutake mushroom, with a […]
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This is the only mushroom in the world that tastes sweet like honey
There is a truffle in Hungary that has honey, this is the Hungarian honey truffle (Mattirolomyces terfezioides). It’s a real speciality. We can’t imagine how […]
Czech Pickers Turn Their Mushrooms Into Cash
Following the launch of a new project, Czech mushroom pickers will be able to transform their leisure activity into money. South Bohemian organization České Houby (Czech […]
New species of mushroom found in commercial packet
DNA sequencing revealed that a store-bought packet of what seemed to be dried porcini mushrooms contained three species with no scientific names. Two mycologists from […]
Global warming threatens France’s precious truffle
Truffle farmers have never had to worry about demand. It is the supply side that is worrying, with global warming an ever more present threats […]
Radioactive Bulgarian mushrooms destroyed
The Daily Mail reported that UK border authorities had discovered and destroyed a ton of dried Bulgarian wild mushrooms that exhibited levels of radiation from […]
18 people die in 10 days picking mushrooms
The victims have died after falling into rocky crevasses and gorges or from similar physical mishaps, rather than from inadvertently eating poisonous fungi. Authorities said […]