Scientifically, they belong to the kingdom Fungi and are often classified into different genera such as Agaricus, Pleurotus, ...

There’s nothing quite like the comfort of a hearty soup simmering on the stove, especially when it’s packed with wholes ...

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan -- A Japanese producer of shiitake mushroom spawn is trying to cultivate the Vietnamese market by selling spawn that can grow on local trees, looking for new growth in Southeast ...

His workshop produces up to 2,000 semi-dried persimmons a day. The fruit is peeled by machine and hung on ropes, with 20 persimmons per rope. Then they are fumigated with sulfur for about half an ...

In the UK, magic mushrooms are class A drugs (sharing a category with heroin and cocaine). Regardless of whether the fungus is freshly picked from a field or dried or stewed, possession is illegal.

An illegal magic mushroom chain called FunGuyz has indefinitely closed all of its 30 locations across Canada. A spokesperson for the stores who identified himself as Chris Stewart says they've ...