They say October 15 is kinoko no hi (キノコの日), Day of mushroom. Speaking of autumn, it is kinoko. Its demand is the peak in October. Therefore Nihon tokuyo rinsan shinkokai (日本特用林産振興会), Japan Special Forest Product Promotion Association decided the day in 1995.
There are many kinds of kinoko in Japan. The most expensive one in the season in Japan is matsutake (松茸), which has a good smell and is chewy.
The most popular one is shiitake (椎茸). I like eringi (エリンギ), which is also chewy, for stir-fry and nameko (ナメコ) for miso soup, and enokidake (エノキ茸) for nabemono (鍋物).
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