Heavy rain has caused the mushrooms to bloom in bright yellow all over the forest. Villagers are flocking to collect them to cook in various dishes and they are also selling for a good price of 120 baht per kilogram.
Villagers in Khong Buri District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, collect crab mushrooms that grow all over the community forest of Ban Taling Chan, Charakhe Hin Subdistrict, to cook and sell for extra income. Villagers said that during the continuous rainy season, various types of wild mushrooms will grow, but crab mushrooms grow in large numbers because this type of mushroom has small, beautiful yellow flowers that grow in large groups and spread across a wide area of ??the forest, especially in the crevices of rocks where water flows through. The weather is suitable for mushrooms to grow all at once. However, since the flowers are quite small, most people do not like to collect them to eat or sell because it takes a long time to collect them. If they only collect crab mushrooms, others may take
over other mushrooms that have large flowers and are more expensive, such as kon mushrooms or krai mushrooms, causing this type of mushroom to be overlooked.
Crab Fat Mushroom has a unique taste because of its fragrant smell. Its texture is not too mushy or sticky. It can be used in every menu, but it must be cleaned well because the mushrooms are small and like to grow during heavy rain, which causes a lot of dirt to be mixed in the mushrooms. The popular menu is stir-fried with oyster sauce or stir-fried with chili paste and basil like stir-fried clams. It can also be made into steamed curry, steamed in a pot, or steamed in a pan, which are just as delicious as other types of mushrooms. The selling price is quite good at 120 baht per kilogram.
Source: Thai News Agency