![]() ![]() Langdon Cook embeds himself in this shadowy subculture, reporting from both rural fringes and big-city eateries with the flair of a novelist, uncovering along the way what might be the last gasp of frontier-style capitalism. Motivated by Gold Rush desires, they haul improbable quantities of fungi from the woods for cash. ![]() They live in the wilderness and move with the seasons. The mushroom hunters, by contrast, are a rough lot. Whether dressing up a filet mignon with smoky morels or shaving luxurious white truffles over pasta, the most elegant restaurants across the country now feature an abundance of wild mushrooms. Chefs pay top dollar to showcase such elusive and beguiling ingredients on their menus. Hiding within the dark corners of America’s forests is culinary treasure. and one of nature’s last truly wild foods: the uncultivated, uncontrollable mushroom. In the tradition of Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief, and Mark Kurlansky’s Cod-a renowned culinary adventurer goes into the woods with the iconoclasts and outlaws who seek the world’s most coveted ingredient. THE MUSHROOM HUNTERS: On the Trail of an Underground America ![]()
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