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MATSUTAKE


Matsutake, Tricholoma matsutake
Flavor and Texture: very fragrant and earthy, slight pine flavor: thick,firm flesh.
Description: reddish-brown caps are 2-10 inches across and convex to nearlyflat. The meat is snow white. At a young stage of development, the capsare cottony and tend to roll under on themselves. As the mushroom matures,it becomes scaly and sticky. Note: matsutakes are an ancient Japanese delicacy.There is a romantic tradition of mushroom hunts and picnics in the pineforests where the matsutake grows, and this is a favorite theme in Japaneseart work and poems.