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Matsutake Mushroom Bento

Matsutake mushrooms (also known as pine mushrooms) are one of the most prized and highly sought after mushrooms.

Reason for this is because Matsutake are havested in the wild and are rare to find , causing it to be highly priced. The cost of Matsutake mushrooms also differ depending on its source of origin. The prices differ a great deal depending on whether it is domestic (Japan) or foreign imports.

Autumn month is the season known for Matsutake mushrooms, so it is common to see these prized mushrooms, carefully boxed up for sale at supermarkets and vegetable markets. A well known Japanese fall recipe using these mushrooms is the Matsutake Takikomigohan which is a pine mushroom rice dish.

Read this interesting article on Japan’s love for Matsutake mushrooms here.

I was really excited to spot some Matsutake mushroom going for only about half its usual price at 1300yen (about SGD15) for a box, and quickly grabbed one to try.

For this Matsutake Mushroom Bento, I grilled these matsutake mushrooms and seasoned them with some salt, pepper and soy.

Of course to match the mushroom theme, I made two simple mushroom characters by coloring the rice with some deco furikake and shaping them.

Side note: this is a super backlog bento post – I actually made this  bento while I was in Japan last year over last autumn season. haha

Matsutake mushrooms when cooked retains the crunchy-ness and has a really unique smokey spicy aroma with earthy notes.

So happy to try this special mushrooms.

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