Asia's ALIEN MUSHROOM Species!!! From Farm to Fine Dining!!

do you have any idea what the cost for just this truffle might be four thousand dollars i can go to six thousand uh dollars also sir it's always been a dream of mine to eat a truffle like an apple you can do it are you doing it yes of course three two one go [Music] a mushroom is a fleshy spore bearing fruiting body of a fungus they can poison you they can heal you it can help stop the spreading of cancer or they can give you one of the finest dining experiences known to man oh that stole my heart in this exclusive series we're demystifying high-end cuisine what is fine dining and following high-priced ingredients back to their source today we're digging deep into the world of mushrooms do they have a magic mushroom college seeing how these fun guys are grown in factories this is what my bologna looked like in college i'm super affordable i thought it would be dusty not dusty it's self-cleaning to ungodly expensive this is what oprah eats we'll be uncovering the vast array of mushrooms that exist in asia they actually have like 60 high of mushrooms and around the world that's what god's breath smells like and it all starts now mushrooms they don't come from animals so why should we care today i'm with twin to answer that question yes today twin and i will be diving into the wide-ranging world of mushrooms from the cheapest i like that one because it's like squishy all the way to the most expensive you can find anywhere so this is super expensive super expensive so we have a long journey ahead of us but first we're heading to the hot pot store welcome to ashima good 15 years in the hot pot business and over 60 kinds of mushrooms on their menu they are the go-to spot for all things hot pot the cornerstone to any good hot pot experience is the broth so i'm gonna put my spoon in there very complex very nice over here the mushrooms [Music] now usually you wouldn't really order this many mushrooms but they wanted to show us the huge variety they have here and they have outdone themselves this is wild first of all these are the oyster mushrooms but before we get too deep into this i want to go to an oyster mushroom farm oh really and we're there now [Music] these are the oyster mushrooms have you had these before in a soup maybe oh you never just stood by a wall of them like this yeah i know these guys are one of the most common and easy to produce mushrooms in vietnam what do you think makes the oyster mushroom different from other mushrooms i think the texture is quite good and when you put it in the hot pot it doesn't get so sucky yeah but before i have a taste i want to learn more about where these fungi come from with mushroom farmer mr young sir how you doing on his humble farm he grows over 200 000 embryos and five different kinds of mushrooms right now we're standing next to a bunch of embryo bags it's a fun name right embryo bags here like on many farms the mushrooms are grown in reusable plastic vessels filled with sawdust and mushroom spawn the only two ingredients needed to grow a healthy mycelium so he said these are actually the fibers of the mushroom almost like tree roots yes yes yes each mushroom's mycelium grows at a different pace the oyster mushroom takes about 60 days to go from this to this this will be the base for the mushroom to grow later when it's fully mature the bottle cap is removed allowing the mushroom to sprout forth in the coming weeks all right can we eat your oyster mushrooms yeah you can eat it like right away let's do it all right ready ready there's almost like this fibrous fan texture on the back of the mushroom that gives it a nice squishy kind of taste as you chomp through it very good so that is how they make oyster mushrooms and we're back from the farm next on our hit list enoki mushroom enoki mushrooms or needle mushrooms are a popular ingredient all over east asia especially in japan i'd really like to learn more about these i don't have any information so where can we go how about a mushroom factory oh nice let's go to learn more about the needle mushroom farming process we've come to konoko factory a place where these guys are produced on a massive scale um the woman behind this magic mushroom operation miss tuhue with 16 years of mushroom experience she's adopted and applied methods and technologies from japan which allows her to produce cleaner and safer mushrooms with less environmental impact right now we are in your mushroom factory and i'm a huge fan of mushrooms all types of mushrooms how many mushrooms are coming out of this place so it would be 1 000 tons every year really to produce needle mushrooms on such a large scale nearly everything must be automated [Music] it starts with a glass cup filled with mushroom compost made from ram corn cob sugar cake radish beets and corn the sealed vessels are sent to a steamer for pasteurization killing any pests or bacteria after eight hours of steaming these vessels are moved to a machine that fills them with mushroom spawn then they're stacked in this warehouse where they grow mycelium for the next 23 days there's about i don't know one billion mushroom jars in here here a mushroom specialist mr neem will watch over his little babies to ensure their quality you check the quality by tasting it ever because that's kind of my dream job no okay we should go yeah once the mycelium stretches through the entire vessel the cap is removed to allow the mushrooms to spring forth when the mushroom caps are formed the jar tops are manually wrapped with a measuring cone to ensure the mushrooms are the same size when they leave the factory once mushrooms grow to the edge of the measuring cone they're ready to harvest each mushroom is weighed then put on a conveyor belt and sent to packaging can i try some of this right now yeah okay okay i just broke off a piece that's not too much it's too much [Applause] it's earthy and really the best part about this kind of mushroom is the texture it has a certain like squeakiness as you chew through it i love it well from here i think we got some mushrooms to eat young lady so we got to try the mushrooms in the factory now we're going to try them for realsies like crackers that's really cool that is my favorite thing about these they have this like crazy squeaky crunch from here we're going to the kitchen because there are two more mushrooms the chef here is going to tell us about let's go now i'm not going to teleport we can just take the stairs [Music] hello chef captioning not one snow available oh i like that one it feels great they say that when you walk in nature it automatically de-stresses you and i feel like this also distresses you oh it's nice yeah it's one of my favorite mushrooms it's super unique it seems like it belongs on a coral reef underwater on the great barrier reef outside of australia it's awesome this is one of their most unique mushrooms but i want to try their most expensive one and see if the price can compare to truffles now this is a much more traditional mushroom shape hello i don't speak vietnamese um do you it's for you oh my god you really did that i can't believe you make up their problems my staff called me is everything okay everything is okay back to the mushrooms [Music] this is the matsutake mushroom it's also known as the queens of mushroom due to its very specific growth requirements this only grow at the roots of some trees and then it has to be foggy all year round it's one of the most expensive mushrooms in the world what makes this mushroom so unique and so rare night of god this one is very special because it used to be served to the royals in japan and you can only get this mushroom for 30 to 40 days every year all right thanks for all the help we're very excited too should i you got it all right that's fine take the call we're gonna go eat thank you right here this is the snow mushroom one of my absolute favorites crazy texture all right you ready let's go for it let's go [Music] isn't it so weird it's so real it's a little spongy it's a little chewy confusing exciting it's like your first crush in high school you feel nervous but you feel good too i actually like it right yeah it's really good there's one more mushroom we want to focus on here these guys it's not as expensive as truffle but when you eat truffles you can't even have a whole mushroom they will shave you part of a mushroom and that's it but here we can actually enjoy some full mushrooms should we try it out oh wow [Music] yeah what it's almost like eating just wood in mushroom form kind of soggy texture like you can bite through that see it you can see my teeth on there that's an intense one i like that it's really nice this is one of the most expensive fungi in asia but i want to try eating the most expensive mushroom in the world the truffle so twin brought us here jardin descense or garden of senses a mix of traditional and modern fine dining with chef frederick at the helm chef how are you doing today very well thank you and yourself we're great today we're covering mushrooms we've come here to explore the most expensive mushroom in the world the truffle truffle is a type of mushroom that grow underground it's one of the most popular ingredients in fine dining cuisine and an easy way to kick up the price of any meal why do people like truffles so much because it's very expensive i mean a few years ago it was real privilege of people who can afford it but then with the time everybody could buy them and taste them and eat them yeah it's interesting because in my 20s i never tried truffle anything but these days maybe with the advent of truffle oil now there's truffle everything but something happened to me a while ago where i actually tried a real truffle and it didn't taste like the truffle oil and i knew something was amiss does truffle oil actually have truffle in it no oh my gosh son of a gun there are hundreds of truffle species but only about 10 are edible here they have three varieties in stock oh my god smell it wow that's what god's breath smells like burgundy known for its hazelnut flavor wow it's gorgeous on the inside like a road map to my heart black often used for cooking as it better retains its flavor after it's cooked it develops their honor and white this is the most expensive truffle here six thousand dollars for one kilo so i think that two of her to madame on a ring should be beautiful yeah sir it's always been a dream of mine to eat a truffle like an apple you're not going really to appreciate it you can do it i can do it yeah it's so close all right i'm going for it hot aromatic very nutty not as moist as i thought it makes my mouth feel a little dry or like a hard delicious styrofoam this is why most fantasies should just remain fantasies our first dish chicken ramelot starting with the filling combine chicken mousse with chicken liver then add chicken breast pork fat and black truffle cubes spread out the chicken breast fillet then top it with a generous layer of filling french pigeon breasts foie gras and more mushrooms finally wrap it up and sous-vide for three hours at 145 degrees truffle actually there's no truffle yet there's a truffleman who's going to come and shave it for us oh the chef himself that is a lot that's fantastic it smells so good i feel butterflies in my stomach let's try it out mmm wow that's one moist loaf it's like very delicately seasoned as i'm eating it i don't get a huge truffle sensation i swear it's almost more of something you smell then something you taste it's interesting because as he's doing the shavings like that is the moment of climax after that there's not much to it i still like it it still makes me feel like a fancy boy course two hokkaido scallops with a side of broccoli ice cream this scallop is seared on both sides then served with a spinach puree home day cheese spinach and truffle oil serve with a side of ice cream made from broccoli that's been topped with deep fried bacon bits wow that's a mountain of truffle it's a lot of truffle that i cannot see the scallop anymore it looks great yay cheers [Music] it's just so good i'm speechless scallop alone is beautiful it's just plump kind of naturally sweet but it's a perfect match for the truffle so far we've had two dishes with truffle do you think it's worth the hype yes really i really enjoyed that yeah wonderfully married together on the side here something that you wouldn't expect to be married together broccoli ice cream [Music] [Laughter] [Music] final dish macaroni risotto with the most expensive truffle we could find in this city [Music] cook the macaroni then put it on ice in a separate pan fry up garlic and onions add white beans water rosemary and let that simmer sear onions garlic and sun-dried tomatoes add water macaroni butter and finally finish with an artichoke heart mix in the beans and plate with more sun-dried tomatoes scallions parmesan cheese basil and finally top it with slices of freshly grated very expensive white truffle [Music] we've kind of leveled up to the white truffle the most expensive one they have here cheers cheers [Music] oh i stole my heart it was like a fancy comfort food this to me is more reminiscent of what i've had in foods that have truffle oil yeah a little more a little stronger flavor and uh you kind of feel it more in the nostrils which truffle do you like more i think it's hard to say because this one has got to blend in with the food already but this white one very strong so i think i like it more yeah i think i like it more too i like the flavor to hit me like a truck and so i appreciate the more intense flavor of the white truffle mushrooms they add so much to food into cooking whether it's texture it has a certain like squeakiness as you chew through it and then they all just have a really a pretty dramatically different taste to them all the taste of the forest after today i appreciate all mushrooms more and to me a mushroom doesn't have to be expensive to get my attention dude where did you come from here's to fungus mushrooms are bae there are hundreds of different mushroom species eaten around the globe and it's a crime that more of them aren't commonly available to folks in the usa this is all we really ate growing up but if you're watching this now know that you can scour the mushroom section of your whole foods or local asian grocery store to take home some not so common fungi from researching and shooting to editing and mastering our 10 person best ever food review show team works hard to roll out the highest quality travel food entertainment twice a week if you like what we do here please consider supporting our patreon patreon allows fans of the show to contribute a monthly sum and receive a load of extras like early video releases private q and a's and beyond to learn more about our patreon check out the link in the description box down below and if you can't give or don't even feel like it that's okay too we're just happy you're here so that's mushrooms thanks twin for joining the video today quick handshake uh yes you can find her on her instagram page and then you can say nice polite things to her in her dms as a gentleman would or lady guys that is it for this one thank you so much for watching we will see you next time for peace all right wow lot of fancy foods today when i wake up in the morning what a beautiful feeling to be close to you there's nothing else i want to do

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Length: 18min 33sec (1113 seconds)

Published: Wed Dec 16 2020