News Forum - Residents in northern Thailand cash in on rare mushrooms as monsoon season begins

[Thaiger]

Residents in Phayao province in northern Thailand are reaping the benefits of collecting wild mushrooms known as Hed Torb or Hed Por at the start of the rainy season, after prices rose to 830 baht (US$24) per kilogram. Today, residents and villagers from the Thung Nong and Chiang Muan areas travelled to several forests in … …

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[Guest1]

Charge them for the burning, they did before in that area!

They are doing bit for having the ash as fertilizer!

[Gamaal]

The article fails to mention that this earthstar mushroom (first described in Thailand btw) is the reason why local residents burn down thousands of hectares of protected forest. 

[Faraday]

9 minutes ago, Gamaal said:

The article fails to mention that this earthstar mushroom (first described in Thailand btw) is the reason why local residents burn down thousands of hectares of protected forest. 

From last September:

https://thethaiger.com/news/northern-thailand/extremely-rare-earthstar-mushrooms-found-in-phetchabun

 

 

[Faraday]

Here's an article about some of the mushrooms used in Thai cooking.

I particularly like Rat Ear Mushrooms.

 

https://www.thaicookbook.tv/thai-food-ingredients/mushrooms-and-fungi/