Mushrooms
Matsutake
སངས་རྒྱས་ཤ་མུ།
Bumthang, Bhutan
Matsutake gathered in the pine forests around Ura and Genekha for a few weeks in late summer, most of it exported to Japan.
Original eatfuls sticker artwork
What it is
A closer look at Matsutake.
Matsutake gathered in the pine forests around Ura and Genekha for a few weeks in late summer, most of it exported to Japan.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Ura holds a matsutake festival in August. Look for closed caps and a strong pine smell; open ones have lost the aroma.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Matsutake.
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
Keep exploring
If this caught your eye…
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버섯볶음
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Italy
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Istria, Croatia
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More versatile truffle with earthy, nutty flavor that intensifies when heated, found in Istria, available year-round for some varieties.
Burgundy, France
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Saudi Arabia
Zubaidi desert truffles
فقع
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Chile
Digüeñes
Spring mushrooms from oak trees, used in salads and stews, a rare and prized Chilean wild food, earthy and fresh.
Northern Haiti, Haiti
Djon Djon
Tiny black mushrooms that grow only in a few parts of northern Haiti, dried and soaked to make a black cooking liquor.
Austria
Chanterelles with Egg
Eierschwammerl mit Ei
Eierschwammerl with egg folds sautéed chanterelles into softly set eggs with butter, pepper and parsley.