@sooziethefoodie: In all my years of making food content this is the second time I have been able to find matsutake mushrooms in a store! Not to mention, I was able to get the biggest matsutake mushroom I’ve ever seen in my life! These mushrooms are super special because they cannot be cultivated! They can only be found in the wild at very specific times of the year. Matsutake mushrooms are also sometimes called pine mushrooms because they have a slight spicy almost pine like flavor! These mushrooms are so special so I decided to keep it pretty simple tonight. Because pine mushrooms are naturally a little bit stringy I decided to shred the mushroom stem! Admittedly, that took forever, but it was so worth it because the texture is incredible! I hollowed out a fresh Yuzu then I added in the shredded mushroom mushrooms with a splash of spruce ponzu and green onions! This was such a delicious treat. Of course I saved the leftover pieces to make a stock later on 🍄 #matsutake