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What is the difference between truffles and matsutake mushrooms
Truffles are annual fungi of the order Disc, the family of Truffles, fungi, and the Truffle.
Truffles and matsutake mushrooms are of different families: truffles are ascomycetes, and matsutake is basidiomycetes.
The shape is different: the truffle body is lumpy, and the matsutake mushroom is umbrella-shaped.
Different origins: truffles are mostly produced abroad, and matsutake mushrooms are cultivated everywhere.
The effects are different: truffle has the effect of regulating endocrine, and matsutake has the effect of dissolving phlegm and tonifying the kidney.
The price is different: the price of truffles is higher than that of matsutake mushrooms.
- What is a truffle
- Truffle is an annual fungus of the order Disc Fungus, Western Truffle Family, fungi, and Western truffle, with peculiar shapes, some as small as peanuts, and some as big as handballs, which are almost indistinguishable to people who are not familiar with them, but can be distinguished from the shape.
- The fruiting body of the truffle is lumpy, the inside is white when young, dark black when mature, there are light marble markings on the surface, the fruiting layer and coating are brown or brown spherical, oval, the surface or reflects the red luster, there are grooves at the top, and it will exude the fragrance of dried fruits when ripe.
- It generally grows for 1 year, matures from December to March of the following year, and decays and disintegrates when it grows very ripe.
- Truffles are edible fungi, divided into Italy white truffles, Elba truffles, black winter truffles, Perrigord truffles, black summer truffles, and Oregon white truffles. Among them, black winter truffles or Perrigord truffles or black summer truffles are planted in Yongren County, Yunnan, China, and the rest are mostly distributed in France, Italy, Piedmont and other places, due to strict growth conditions, rare in China, many people have only heard of it.
- Loose soil is an edible fungus with high nutritional value, rich in protein, amino acids, vitamins and a variety of mineral elements, etc., which has the effect of regulating endocrine, improving immunity and delaying aging, and can effectively prevent arterial cirrhosis, dementia and other diseases. In particular, women who eat regularly can improve diseases such as premenstrual syndrome, menstrual disorders, and menopausal syndrome, and men can improve symptoms such as lack of energy, backache, frequent urination, and urgency.
- What is the difference between truffles and matsutake mushrooms?
- The families and genera are different
Truffle is an annual fungus of Ascomycetes, Subphylum Disc Mycetes, Disc Mycetes, Disc Bacteria Subclass, Disc Bacteria, Centrum Family, Fungi, and Truffles are annual fungi. Matsutake mushroom is a fungus of the phylum Basidiomycetes, Basidiomycetes, Umbellifera, Mushroomaceae, and Mushrooms.
- Different shapes
The truffle body is lumpy, the whole is dark black, the inside is discolored when young, dark black when mature, the surface is light marble, and the whole looks small like a peanut and a large like a fist. Matsutake mushrooms have an umbrella-shaped shape, a brown mushroom cover, a white stipe, fibrous hairy cuticles on the surface, and a white flesh that smells of a special aroma.
- The origin is different
Truffles are mostly produced in France, Italy, Piedmont and other places, and there are also small amounts in Yunnan and Sichuan in China. Matsutake mushrooms are mainly produced in Shangri-La, Chuxiong and Yanbian in Yunnan.
- Different ways to eat
Truffles are often eaten with cheese, with hairy cuticles, white flesh, and a special aroma. Matsutake mushrooms are mostly used in soups, fried, baked, etc., and are mostly served as main dishes on the table.
- The effect is different
Truffle has the effect of regulating endocrine, increasing immunity, and delaying aging, and eating it often can effectively prevent arterial cirrhosis, dementia and other diseases. Matsutake mushroom has the effect of dissolving phlegm and tonifying the kidney, and can treat backache, nausea and vomiting, dizziness and other diseases.
- The price of truffles is more precious and expensive, most of them are produced abroad, so the price is very expensive, generally in Yunnan, Sichuan and other places The price is about 300-600 yuan a catty, if it is in the United States, a catty at least 500 US dollars; The price of matsutake is also expensive, in the early stage of growth, a pound can be sold for about 1600-2200 yuan, if it is in the middle of growth, the price is about 800-1200 yuan.
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