松茸(まつたけ)

まつたけ
noun
matsutake mushroom
foodplant-general
1. matsutake mushroom
A highly prized wild mushroom that grows in association with pine trees. Known for its distinctive spicy-aromatic scent, it is considered a luxury food in Japan and is closely associated with autumn.
松茸(まつたけ)は秋(あき)の味覚(みかく)だ。
Matsutake is an autumn delicacy.
松茸(まつたけ)ご飯(はん)を作(つく)った。
I made matsutake rice.
国産(こくさん)の松茸(まつたけ)は年々(ねんねん)収穫量(しゅうかくりょう)が減(へ)っていて、値段(ねだん)も高騰(こうとう)している。
Domestic matsutake yields have been declining year after year, and prices have been soaring.

Cultural note

松茸(まつたけ) is one of the most expensive mushrooms in the world. Domestic Japanese 松茸(まつたけ) can cost tens of thousands of yen per kilogram. It cannot be commercially cultivated and must be harvested from wild pine forests, which contributes to its high price and cultural prestige.

Related words

  • 松茸(まつたけ)ご飯(はん): matsutake rice (rice cooked with matsutake)
  • 松茸(まつたけ)の土瓶(どびん)蒸(む)し: matsutake in an earthenware teapot broth
  • 焼(や)き松茸(まつたけ): grilled matsutake

Etymology

松(まつ) (pine) + 茸(たけ) (mushroom) — literally "pine mushroom," because it grows in symbiosis with pine tree roots.

Related Words

Related: 舞茸(まいたけ) (maitake mushroom)
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