Oishinbo - Vol. 17 Ch. 158 - Matsutake of The Sea

[MangaDex]

 

[friendly]

Ooh, abalone rice... that does sound good. Come to think of it, someday I'd like to try matsutake. It's one of those things where I've heard about it so much through food manga and things, it has me curious.

 

[Mugiwara325]

Ooh, abalone rice... that does sound good. Come to think of it, someday I'd like to try matsutake. It's one of those things where I've heard about it so much through food manga and things, it has me curious.

Me too. Though as I understand it, matsutake is incredibly difficult to cultivate, so it's hard to find outside Japan.
I'm just so fascinated with how something described as having a 'woody aroma' could be so sought after.

 

[friendly]

Me too. Though as I understand it, matsutake is incredibly difficult to cultivate, so it's hard to find outside Japan.
I'm just so fascinated with how something described as having a 'woody aroma' could be so sought after.

Right....? You see it sometimes in asian groceries in California at least, but it's $$$ type pricey so it might be being shipped over. One day!