{"id":69426,"date":"2026-07-17T13:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69426"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:37:10","slug":"us1100-for-1kg-inside-yunnans-booming-wild-mushroom-market-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69426","title":{"rendered":"US$1,100 for 1kg? Inside Yunnan\u2019s booming wild-mushroom market in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/17\/6b457118-72ed-4b06-8531-86551dd3d17f_a8bc68e8.jpg?itok=eRGAaSp4&amp;v=1784263682\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Yunnan is often referred to as one of China\u2019s agricultural baskets, producing everything from flowers and <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">coffee<\/span> to <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">tea<\/span> and olive oil. Yet few ingredients are as closely associated with the province as its <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">yeshengjun,<\/em> or wild mushrooms.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">From July to September each year, seasonal rains transform the province\u2019s mountains and forests into one of the world\u2019s richest mushroom habitats, <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">drawing foragers into the hills<\/span> and filling wholesale markets with freshly harvested fungi destined for restaurants across the country.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Among <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Yunnan\u2019s abundant array of wild mushrooms<\/span>, none inspires greater obsession among connoisseurs than the <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">ganbajun<\/em>, named after Yunnan\u2019s sun-dried beef jerky as the fungi develops an intensely savoury aroma when cooked.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">ganbajun<\/em>\u2019s yield is low, its season brief and demand intense. The coral-like fungus is also notoriously difficult to clean, often emerging from the forest floor with its folds filled with pine needles, soil and pebbles.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">It was one of the mushrooms I most hoped to encounter during my trip to Yunnan, China\u2019s wild mushroom capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/food-drink\/article\/3360767\/us1100-1kg-how-yunnans-wild-mushrooms-are-growing-market-china?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yunnan is often referred to as one of China\u2019s agricultural baskets, producing everything from flowers and coffee to tea and olive oil. 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