HYOGO, Oct 09 (News On Japan) –
At the season’s first public sale held in Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture, domestically grown Tamba Matsutake mushrooms fetched a complete of 850,000 yen. Freshly harvested mushrooms lined the market flooring, drawing pleasure amongst consumers.
This 12 months’s favorable rising circumstances, with regular summer season rainfall and ample forest moisture, have led to a very plentiful harvest, bringing the season’s begin six days sooner than final 12 months. Since the opening of the Sasayama market in 2018, the amount of Matsutake mushrooms introduced in by every farmer has reached its highest stage on document.
Eight premium Tamba Matsutake had been put up for the primary public sale and, amid the festive ambiance of the opening sale, fetched a celebratory worth of 850,000 yen.
Chef Noritsugu Yoshimura of the long-established ryokan restaurant Chikamoto, who received the bid, stated, “I came with the goal of definitely winning. The texture is firm, the moisture is just right, and the aroma is wonderful—this year’s mushrooms are truly exceptional.”
The ryokan plans to instantly serve the prized Matsutake to its common friends in dishes similar to grilled Matsutake and Dobin-mushi (steamed soup in a teapot).
Source: KTV NEWS