From the course of the economy, we know that price is the fundamental category of the economy. This is the amount of money for which the seller is ready to give us his goods. Pricing is influenced by many factors. Among foodstuffs it is a rarity and refined taste or aroma. We will not go deep into the depths of the economy, but consider a food product, the price of which is compared to a good car. Let's see how the menu will look, which will include the most expensive mushrooms in the world.
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Morels (about $ 500 per kg.)
In some markets around the world, dried morel are sold for about $ 560 per kg. When dried, their value can increase at times. Mushrooms have a characteristic ruffled head that resembles a sponge or brain. They are difficult to find because they are often disguised as tree leaves. Their price is high in the West, and in Russia and the CIS countries they are almost never consumed.
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Black Truffle ($ 1,000 per kg.)
The photo shows one of the most expensive mushrooms on the planet Black Truffle, which is also called Perigord, go French. They are called so because the historical area of Perigord in the south-west of France is considered the ancestral home.
They differ from their congeners by reddish-brown shades, sometimes reaching a saturated black color. The hunt for expensive products goes from November to March. Valuable plantations are located in France, Spain and Italy. The People's Republic of China is the leader in mushroom cultivation, but gourmets prefer mushrooms grown and harvested in natural conditions.
For the "Black Diamond" culinary elite restaurants easily give $ 1,000 per kg. and above, if only dishes appeared on the menu where black truffles are the ingredient.
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Matsutake ($ 1-5 thousand per kg.)
In Japanese, the name of the mushroom from the genus Ryadkov is translated as “Pine mushroom,” and the distribution area is not only Japan, but also some regions of Korea and China. You can find matsutake under the pines in the open spaces of North America.
These are the most expensive mushrooms in Russia, in which they easily adapted to form a symbiosis with oak roots. It is tightly fused with the roots of trees deep in the ground, therefore, in order to extract it from the underworld, you will have to make a lot of effort. A round hat is visible on the surface, resembling a mushroom in appearance. At the beginning of the 21st century, Swedish zoologists proved that the Scandinavian Matsutake are the same as in the Land of the Rising Sun. Due to this fact, the mass export of these mushrooms began from north to east.
They grow and develop only in nature, and therefore the price of them is about $ 2 thousand per kilogram. Fresh mushrooms are especially appreciated, since during long-term storage, matsutake loses its exquisite aroma and taste.
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White truffle ($ 7-9 thousand per kg.)
If the Asians, so to speak, “got hooked” on the matsutake, then for the gourmets of Europe the main delicacy is, of course, the truffle. In its form, white truffle resembles a potato tuber, with a diameter of 2 to 12 cm.
They grow in the ground under oaks, and specially trained pigs help people find them. Some dog breeds are also trained to search for expensive mushrooms. The main task is that the animal does not eat the find, otherwise such a hunt will only be at a loss to the hunter.
White truffles are widely used in cooking in the preparation of various dishes. In some countries, the fungus is considered poisonous. Before cooking, it is subjected to strong heat treatment to eliminate the possibility of poisoning. The average price for such a delicacy is approximately $ 7-9 thousand per kilo. History knows of cases when $ 209 thousand were paid for one white truffle at an auction. And for these two truffles, which are pictured, they paid 330 thousand euros.
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Cordyceps Chinese ($ 50-120 thousand per kg.)
Mushroom Chinese cordyceps (Yarharumba), which is known worldwide as Yarchagumba, belongs to the class of ascomycetes. Valuable mushrooms grow in the mountains of Tibet at an altitude of over 4 km.
The amazing name, if you use the decoding of the Tibetan alphabet wiley, means "in the summer - grass, and in winter - an insect." This parasitic fungus infects the bodies of caterpillars, namely the Hepialus armoricanus butterfly, with tiny spores in the air. Once inside the caterpillars, the fungus eats its owner alive. Caterpillars slowly die, ending their lives with mummification in an upright position below the surface of the earth. In early spring, a mushroom emerges from a dead caterpillar and pierces it through its head to exit the soil. In this form, cordyceps is collected by residents of North India, Nepal and other neighboring countries.
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The price of this Tibetan mushroom is approximately $ 120 thousand per 1 kg, so for one piece you will have to pay about $ 500. Even the healers of ancient China discovered the healing properties of cordyceps. Chinese athletes use it as a dope, and no laboratory will detect its traces in the body.
Tibetan men believe in ancient texts that point to this mushroom as an aphrodisiac. This mushroom is considered a status symbol and is used in Tibetan traditional medicine. They say about his high healing abilities.
Finally
Our list of expensive mushrooms has come to its logical conclusion. Real gourmets are not stingy with spending huge amounts of money to try mushroom delicacies in combination with marbled beef, and drinking all this with rare wine from the 1907 vintage “Monopole Champagne”. Or these products may not combine, but that's another story ... TheBiggest is waiting for feedback from you. Please write your comments and additions in the comments.
Posted by Valery Skiba