Tag > odontotermes spp

Now here's a sight for sore eyes, cendawan busut or ant-hill mushroom, t ermitomyces albuminosa. The mushroom grows to the surface from the termite nest (above photo), which can be a foot (30cm) up. The entire stalk is edible and delicious. It is one of the most delicious mushrooms, and leave ALL cultivated mushrooms miles behind in terms of taste and texture. Unfortunately it is still not possible to cultivate this mushroom commercially.  It is symbiotic with a certain termite, odontotermes spp. The termites cultivate the mushroom by breaking down...