Can you imagine a mushroom so precious it can cost more than gold? Matsutake, a Japanese autumn delicacy, are the envy of the ...

The limited natural supply makes them some of the most expensive and sought after mushrooms at roughly $200 to $1,300 an ounce. These exotic plants originate as a fungus that develops in ghost ...

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 ...

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 ...