We got on mini-motorcycle to reach the mushroom spot. Juicy Nameko-mushroom are poped up from the follen trees. We found other kinds of late Autumn mushrooms. Muki-take, looks like the same kind of oyster mushroom. Chestnut mushroom. Nara-…

It's getting cold day by day in Hida and foliage turning Autumn colour. First snow lightly covered the top of mountains. Tasty Nameko mushrooms are poping up. This means that the mushroom season is almost ending. by Kay

Akayamadori-take is a same kind of porcini and it's suitable for cooking with butter or cream rather than with dashi or soy sauce. So it's not really popular for local people. At SAKANA, you can have it as mushroom chowder. This yellow cou…

Charcoal grill is the most luxury way to eat mushrooms. Simplest method, but it reveals character of each mushroom and they need to be super fresh for that. Various mushrooms become a bunch of amuse bouche. Since they are wild mushrooms pi…

Truffle is not the king of mushroom in Japan. It is 'Matsu-take' that Japanese people love its aroma and want to eat even if they pay high prices. There are cheaper imported matsutake on the market but Japanese domestic matsutake still att…

Varieties of mushroom are poping up from moist soil. The owner chef is also mushroom master of mushroom. He knows which ones are edible and how to cook them. Oomurasaki-anzu-take goof for marinade with sweet vinegar, or stew. Shogenji, loc…

Mai-take is very popular and tasty mushroom. Black mai-take has best flavour and texture. Brown is the next and then white. Mai-take means 'dancing mushroom'. It's said because it look like a buch of people dancing, or someone said that wh…

After a typhoon, we checked some points in the mountains to searching for mushrooms. Several different mushrooms were shooting out in the forest of the mountains. Shaka-shimeji Hoki-take (broom mushroom) Sakura-shimeji Yamadori-take modoki…