Autumn is a great time to pick mushrooms. Therefore, all over the world, experienced and novice mushroom pickers go hunting for oils, honey mushrooms, ceps, chanterelles and other mushrooms.
In today's Top 10 we will talk about the most mushroom countries on the planet and specific locations selected by Forbes Life experts.
10. Japan
October is considered the national mushroom month in the Land of the Rising Sun. Truffle's main competitor, Matsutake mushroom, is growing here. The cost of a kilogram of such mushrooms in Europe reaches $ 4,000.
9. China
It is best to pick Chinese mushrooms with a conductor. The most mushroom region is considered to be Yunnan province, where 500 species of edible mushrooms grow. An amazing find for a Russian mushroom picker will be the so-called “mushroom cabbage”, which is listed in the Red Book in our country.
8. Spain
Features of the Spanish climate allow you to pick mushrooms all year round. Moreover, about a hundred edible varieties grow in the country. Of particular note are boletus, as well as Caesar's mushroom, which is almost never found in our forests.
7. Poland
In November, the harvest season for the so-called “Polish mushroom”, a relative of the familiar moss fly, ends. You can pick mushrooms in Poland only in places designated by the administration. Tourists, as a rule, prefer to settle on eco-farms, around which the designated areas are located.
6. Italy
The most important mushroom for Italians is the Piedmont truffle. If you are not lucky enough to find a wonderful fragrant mushroom on your own, you can buy it at the annual November truffle market, which takes place in the Piedmont region.
5. France
The country's main mushroom treasure is black truffle. Every year, gourmets from around the world come to Provence to hunt for truffles. Travel companies even organize special thematic tours for those who wish.
4. USA
Every year, the American Mushroom Institute publishes statistics on the number of mushroom pickers, gathering competitions and champions. For each mushroom picker in the United States, the collection rate is set to not more than 13 kg per trip, which can be no more than ten in one year, otherwise a special license is required.
3. Canada
In Canada, there are many special mushroom farms, which are happy to conduct excursions for tourists and arrange master classes in mushroom cooking. To collect wild mushrooms, you can advise a two-hour tour accompanied by an instructor, followed by the preparation of the harvest.
2. Finland
The mushroom season in Finland ends at the end of November. Over 10 thousand foreign mushroom pickers come to the country annually at this time. Finnish chanterelles, mushrooms and bitters are especially popular.
1. Belarus
Mushrooms in Belarus, without exaggeration, are a national product. The collection season lasts until mid-November. Mushroom pickers gladly use the special Borovik.by online resource, where you can download the most fruitful routes, as well as a structured mobile mushroom catalog.
