Trang 31 May – First rain, villagers go into the forest to look for mushrooms. Reduce expenses after school starts
Villagers from many areas go into the forest early in the morning to look for sed mushrooms or med mushrooms. It is a wild mushroom that looks like a mushroom. After rain fell for the first week of the year. You can collect it and sell it for a good price, 200 baht per kilo. Some people use it to make tom yum and make curry. Reduce expenses after school starts
After it rained for the first week of the year, villagers in Khok Lor Subdistrict, Ban Khuan Subdistrict and nearby areas Both in Mueang Trang District and Yan Ta Khao District, Trang Province, people go into the forest to look for Samet mushrooms or “med mushrooms” which are mushrooms that grow in the forest of white Samet trees. Narong acacia forest, Thepha acacia forest, maritime pine forest, and eucalyptus forest.
“Mushroom” looks like a mushroom. But there is a light purple-dark purple or gray purple. The flesh inside is white and
has a bitter taste. Available for eating only at the beginning of the rainy season. That is during the months of May – July of every year. This caused the villagers to invite each other to go out and look for Samed mushrooms early in the morning. Get at least 3-8 kilograms per person per day. You can sell it for 200 baht per kilo, or not less than 1,000 baht per day. No matter how much you have, it’s not enough to sell. Create extra income after accepting expenses during the school term.
Samet mushroom is a bitter mushroom. Before cooking, it must be boiled in boiling water for about 10-15 minutes to reduce the bitterness. If you want a little bit of bitterness, boil 2-3 water before cooking. You can cook many dishes like normal mushrooms, including boiled, stir-fried, curry, spicy salad and steamed mushrooms. It tastes like eating mushrooms
Source: Thai News Agency