The golden-colored mushroom that grows under pine trees and has a layer of mucous membrane on its surface is called Matsutake mushroom.

Matsutake mushroom mainly grows in the mountainous area in the north of Hebei province and the mountainous area in the northwest of Liaoning province, and its growth environment is special, it must be grown together with pine trees, and pine tree roots **** born. Because of its surface has a layer of mucous membrane, so it is difficult to dry, dry matsutake mushroom nutrition is very rich, winter northern people especially like to use to stew chickens, matsutake mushroom stew chickens is also a famous dish.

Matsutake is one of the few wild mushrooms that can't be grown artificially. Matsutake mushroom in addition to the general conditions of mushroom growth, but also must grow with the pine tree, and pine tree roots **** born. Its growth environment for the altitude of 700 to 500 meters of the shady slope or semi-shady slope of the pine forest. Matsutake mushrooms have plump flesh and a deliciously smooth flavor. It not only has an excellent flavor and attractive aroma, but is also a nutritious edible mushroom. Although it is also known as matsutake, but it is not the same kind of fungus as the matsutake mushroom, which is known as the "king of edible fungi".