Fortifying Fungi

You've heard of portobello, abalone and Matsutake mushrooms. But what about red mushrooms?

Found only in China's Mount Wuyi, these deep, red-coloured mushrooms grow only at certain altitudes, under high temperature and humidity in pristine shrubs.

They only grow during July and August, and each growth cycle lasts just 15 days. Picking can only be done around 3am when the caps of the mushrooms are still unopen…