The ultimate wild delicacy from deep in the mountains, with a shelf life of only 24 hours, is the Japanese favorite at 260,000 per kilogram

There is a popular saying on the internet: "Poverty has limited my imagination." Recently, the author encountered exactly such an imagination-limiting situation. Deep in the mountains of our country, there is this kind of ultimate wild delicacy, and after it is exported to Japan it can sell for a sky-high price of 260,000 (yen) per kilogram, which really made the author deeply amazed! This ultimate wild delicacy is the matsutake mushroom. It is a specialty of Shangri-La in our country. It appears after the rain every autumn and is one of the very important sources of income for local farmers. Its peak picking season lasts only one or two months, and most of it is exported to Japan. Matsutake is also a favorite of Japanese people, who believe it can "nourish the form with the form" and revere it as a "divine mushroom." The price is extremely expensive, and ordinary people cannot afford to eat it.

Matsutake has a growth history of nearly 7,000 years in our country. Because it grows under pine trees and the fruiting body is shaped like deer antler velvet, it is called matsutake. Matsutake is a world-famous rare edible mushroom. It contains 49 active substances, 18 amino acids, 14 trace elements, and 8 vitamins. It also contains matsutake alcohol, a substance that is not found in other plants. Japanese people believe it has anti-cancer and cancer-fighting effects, are accustomed to eating matsutake in autumn, and also include it in the recovery diet for cancer patients after surgery.

In fact, Japan also produces matsutake, but because Japan has little land and low output, it can only rely heavily on imports. Matsutake is also a very delicate plant. After being picked, its shelf life at room temperature is only 24 hours. After this shelf life passes, its aroma disappears, its color turns yellow, its taste becomes sour, and the various active nutrients it contains are also largely lost. Therefore, matsutake from our country is quickly graded, packaged, and refrigerated immediately after being picked (which can extend the shelf life to 48 hours), and then flown to Japan for sale.

It is understood that the place where matsutake sells for the highest price is Tokyo, Japan. Matsutake over 10 cm sells for as much as 180,000 per kilogram in Tokyo, and top-grade matsutake over 13 cm averages 260,000 per kilogram. In Japan, of course, the price is in yen, but when converted to RMB, the price per kilogram is still over 10,000. This is a price that ordinary people find hard to imagine, which is no wonder Japanese people praise it so highly.

Of course, matsutake also has a very good market in our country. Compared with the export price, the price is much cheaper, around 1,000 yuan per kilogram. It is generally sold by the gram. If ordinary people want to have a taste of something fresh and buy a few dozen grams or a hundred grams, they can still afford it. Dear readers, have you ever eaten matsutake?