Because truffles come from the fungus family, most people assume they're mushrooms. But are truffles mushrooms in actuality?

Here's why forest-grown shiitake mushrooms are so expensive. More from So Expensive Japan is one of the leading producers of shiitake mushrooms. These mushrooms are notoriously difficult to ...

Moose cheese: It is the most expensive milk product, only available in Sweden selling for about Rs 84,790 per kilogram. White Truffle: A rare and luxurious ingredient, an underground fungus that grows ...

“This year it feels like we are looking for diamonds in the forest.” Morel mushrooms – of the genus Morchella – grow wild in many countries across Asia, Europe and North America. One of the world’s ...

Now the mushrooms future is unclear. So what makes these mushrooms so expensive? And why have they almost disappeared? More from Retail Matsutake mushrooms harvested in Japan can cost over $500 ...