Forest Harvest: Matsutake Mushrooms!

Matsutake are highly prized by the Japanese and highly appreciated by Native Oregonians. You can find them poking up from the duff under Douglass Fir or coastal Bull Pines. These are still a bit dirty. Clean carefully with a dry paint brush and then finish with a slightly damp paper towel.

They're nutty full flavored mushrooms you can use in a variety of applications. We added some of these to our turkey stuffing for thanksgiving. Tasty!