Matsutake, Pine mushroom
Tricholoma matsutake

Family: Tricholomataceae

What it is like

A mushroom.

Where it is found

It grows in temperate pine forest. It grows on Pinus densiflora. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, China, Europe, Finland, Himalayas, Japan, Korea, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden, Tibet

How it is used for food

The fruiting bodies are stewed or fried.

It is popular.

Edible parts

Fungus, spice, mushroom

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Be sha, Sangay shamong, Song er, Songmaojun, Song rong, Te hmu

Synonyms

Tricholoma caligatum (Viviani) Ricken; Armillaria goliath (Fr.) Lundell & Nannfeldt; Armillaria caligata (Viviani) Gillet; Armillaria matsutake Ito & Imai; Armillaria nauseosa A. Blytt;