Where in China does the best matsutake grow? Take a look at this ranking of producing areas
Matsutake is a rare and precious natural mushroom in the world, known as the "king of mushrooms." Matsutake is rich in nutritional value and incomparably delicious. At present, matsutake is basically wild matsutake and cannot yet be cultivated artificially, so its market price is relatively high. Every matsutake production season, many people go to the producing areas to look for matsutake, either to eat themselves or to sell. But do you know where the matsutake producing areas are? Let's learn about them together.
1. Yajiang matsutake
Yajiang is located in the southern part of Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, the middle reaches of the Yalong River, and the middle section of the Hengduan Mountain range in the southeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It has a continental monsoon plateau climate. Yajiang County's uniquely favorable natural climate and geographical environment are very suitable for the growth of matsutake and other edible fungi, so it has been awarded the title of "Hometown of Chinese Matsutake." Yajiang matsutake is favored at home and abroad for its high yield, large size, fine texture, good color and fragrant taste.
2. Shangri-La matsutake
Diqing Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Yunnan Province, at the junction of Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan. Diqing Shangri-La matsutake is famous at home and abroad for its advantages such as plump fruiting bodies, tender texture, long-lasting rich fragrance and good color. The best matsutake in Shangri-La is on the eastern foot of the Himalayas, where matsutake grows. The ecology here is good, there is no industrial pollution at all, and the environment is clean. Therefore, the matsutake produced here has a beautiful shape, high appearance quality, and a delicate, fresh and sweet taste.
3. Sidana matsutake
The majestic Sidana Snow Mountain is located in Danba County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. Danba County is a key forest region in the southwest, with a good ecological environment and abundant plant resources, and is a rare plant gene bank. Sidana matsutake has a unique flavor, a smooth and elastic mouthfeel, and leaves a lingering fragrance in the mouth after eating, with a distinctive fresh aroma.
4. Xiaojin matsutake
Xiaojin County is located on the eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, in the northwestern part of Sichuan Province, in the southern part of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It borders Wenchuan County to the east, Danba County of Garze Prefecture to the west, Baoxing County of Ya'an City to the south, and Ma'erkang County to the north. Xiaojin matsutake has bright color and a plump body. It is umbrella-shaped, with a brown cap and a white stalk, both of which are fibrous with fuzzy scales. It grows in the humus soil of oak forests on the high semi-mountain areas of Xiaojin County. Those that have not yet opened are top grade, while those that have opened into an umbrella shape are slightly inferior. Both its nutritional value and economic value are extremely high.
5. Yanbian matsutake area
Matsutake is produced in the Tianfuzhi Mountain area of Yanji in Yanbian, Jilin, China, and Yanbian is also widely recognized as a matsutake producing area, because the matsutake produced there has excellent appearance, and its amino acid and protein content is also extremely high, making it high-quality matsutake. It is just that the matsutake output of the Yanbian matsutake area is relatively low.
6. Tibet Nyingchi matsutake area
Tibet in China is an autonomous region with a vast territory and abundant resources, and the Nyingchi area of the Tibetan region even has the reputation of "Jiangnan beyond the Great Wall." Because its output is stable, it has also become a well-known matsutake producing area.
Different matsutake producing areas have different production periods. Generally, the southwestern part is mainly concentrated in the Hengduan Mountain region, with the production season unevenly distributed from June to November. The matsutake area in the northeast has a very strong timeliness, with matsutake produced only from mid-to-late August to the end of September each year. Among the several major matsutake producing areas introduced above, the matsutake produced in Tibet is of the best quality, followed by Yunnan and the surrounding areas of Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang. Due to output reasons, the Yanbian area of Jilin Province ranks relatively low.
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