Body of young fruit is egg-shaped, dark brown to gray and protected sheath. In the adult mushroom fruiting bodies, caps grow as the cup dark brown-gray with the shaft of light brown. Mushroom is sold for consumption purposes is the fruit body of a young hood who still undeveloped.
Edible mushroom grown in the greenhouse building called kumbung. As the name implies, this fungus choose straw and hay as the main natural media. According to research, waste cotton is a medium that gives the best production and the growth of edible mushroom. Edible mushroom known as a warm mushroom, living and able to withstand relatively high temperatures, between 30-38 ° C with optimum temperature at 35 ° C
Benefits: mushroom cultivation is not difficult. Harvest is done on the fruiting bodies that were not fully developed (still buds), although the fruiting bodies that have been opened umbrella could still be consumed even though the selling harnga decline.
Mushroom has a delicious flavor, savory, and not easily change its form if it is cooked, so is used for a variety of dishes, like chicken noodle mushrooms, saute mushrooms, Pepes mushrooms, soup and capcay.
Mushroom production centers in Indonesia are in the Dieng Plateau. In Asian countries which membudidayakannya, mushroom sold in fresh form. In cool climates only available canned mushroom.