"Maitake mushrooms are known in Japan as the dancing mushroom. According to a Japanese legend, a group of Buddhist nuns and woodcutters met on a mountain trail, where they discovered a fruiting of maitake mushrooms emerging from the forest floor. Rejoicing at their discovery of this delicious mushroom, they danced to celebrate."

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Source : "Maitake: The Magnificent ‘Dancing’ Mushroom" by Paul Stamets, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2013.

Paul Stamets

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