Guchhi, or morchella esculenta, a mushroom variety which grows naturally in snowy slopes, is reaching markets across north Indian towns. A kg of dried guchhi is selling from Rs 8,000 to Rs 12,000 ...
And unlike cultivated mushrooms (think button/Portobello varieties) available in grocery stores, morels are only found in the wild. The "prime time" for hunting morel mushrooms in Missouri is mid ...
In the spring, morel hunters in Virginia take to the woods in search of mushrooms that look like little Christmas trees. Some people freeze them for later. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch asked foragers ...