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Chinese Matsutake Mushroom Sales Shrivel
The Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan) ^
| September 17, 2007
| The Yomiuri Shimbun
Posted on 09/16/2007 2:02:29 PM PDT by JACKRUSSELL
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To: Islander2
Sorry, NRA but Sushiman is right. Matsutake is a Japanese name and means Pine Mushroom. Pine as in pine tree. My wife is a big-time fan of matsutake and says the main reason the Chinese matsutake are not selling is they do not seem to have the aroma or flavor like the excellent matsutake from Oregon, Washington and also Canada.
The cost of these things is outrageous. We just sent some U.S. matsutake to Japan for just about $100.00 per pound.
I don't doubt that you're right, nor did I doubt him, but the Chinese might not be growing theirs under a pine tree. They've used raw sewage as fertilizer and have been growing some things in the sewage. That report came out of China, so I'm not going to doubt them. It's probably one of a few things that they've been telling us the truth about. The white mushrooms are the ones grown in the dark in barns.
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posted on
09/16/2007 4:31:50 PM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
(It*s time for "Tea Party II" This time we*ll meet at the border and toss Mexicans back over it.)
To: Gabz
When we still livedin Delaware we went to the mushroom farms along the DE/PA state line on a regular basis to get them fresh -— the aroma/odor of manure permeates everything. It sure does. I think a lot of it is because it's dark and gives off a musky smell.
The mushroom barns look very similar, from the outside, to chicken houses.
Exactly! My grandpa was a chicken farmer and his chicken barns looked just like the ones I've seen used for mushrooms.
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posted on
09/16/2007 4:39:06 PM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
(It*s time for "Tea Party II" This time we*ll meet at the border and toss Mexicans back over it.)
To: JACKRUSSELL
They might as well stamp it - Approved by the ChiCom government: Eat this and die sooner.
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posted on
09/16/2007 5:03:23 PM PDT
by
Citizen Tom Paine
(Swift as the wind; Calmly majestic as a forest; Steady as the mountains.)
To: Calvin Locke
Maybe they were rubber.
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posted on
09/16/2007 5:12:38 PM PDT
by
John Jorsett
(scam never sleeps)
To: NRA2BFree
I was referring only to Matsutake mushrooms . I don’t doubt for a moment that the Chicoms are growing other stuff in raw sewage .
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posted on
09/16/2007 5:15:41 PM PDT
by
sushiman
To: John Jorsett
"The quality of Chinese matsutake is good. So I can't understand why sales are so bad."Hint: Maybe it is the ka-ka they use to grow them.
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posted on
09/16/2007 5:29:01 PM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(Are there any men left in Washington? Or are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
To: Vigilanteman
How much different is the “ka-ka” in China than that in North America?
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posted on
09/16/2007 6:29:32 PM PDT
by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
To: Gabz
“How much different is the “ka-ka” in China than that in North America?”
Our sh*t doesn’t stink.
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posted on
09/16/2007 6:35:20 PM PDT
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toddlintown
(Five bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
To: toddlintown
That is too ripe a comment............I think I'll leave it be :)
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09/16/2007 6:40:16 PM PDT
by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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