Residents in Phayao province in northern Thailand are reaping the benefits of collecting wild mushrooms known as Hed Torb or Hed Por at the start of the rainy season, after prices rose to 830 baht (US$24) per kilogram.

 

Today, residents and villagers from the Thung Nong and Chiang Muan areas travelled to several forests in the area to take advantage of the price increase and began to harvest the mushrooms for consumption and sale.

 

Known for their round shape, Hed Torb mushrooms vary in size and can be found in forested areas tucked under the soil. Locals use a rake or stick to scrape the surface of the ground and underneath fallen leaves to find the mushrooms.

 

When young, the mushrooms are known to have a delicious taste, resulting in the price surge to US$24 per kilogram. They are in demand by customers, regular consumers, and market traders. These mushrooms are only available for consumption during the early rainy season and can only be found once a year.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Photo by Puechkaset

 

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Cash crop from the heavens.

Are these the mushrooms they burn the forest to promote the growth? Genuine question since that is one of two reasons I've heard up here in northern Nan province for forest burning, distressingly, largely on sloping/steep valley sides including in the nearby national park.

 

More hard work than collecting from lorry spills I guess

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

These mushrooms are only available for consumption during the early rainy season and can only be found once a year.

 

what no report on the method used to find these mushrooms ? please finish the reporting and tell the whole truth. 

 

 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Locals use a rake or stick to scrape the surface of the ground and underneath fallen leaves to find the mushrooms.

tell me op you don't believe this bs. hahahah 

Just last night there was a story on the news about three people dying from ingesting poisonous mushrooms. Hmmm.

All that hard work burning the forests paying off now.

21 minutes ago, thenewgoo said:

All that hard work burning the forests paying off now.

The main culprit for burning forests in three countries & the resulting hot season smoke pollution madness gets a Thaiger/asean now, puff piece. Figures.