Foraging mushrooms for food has been a popular pursuit in many parts of the world for centuries. While mushroom hunting thoroughly embedded in many regional cultures in Europe and Asia, a widespread interest in mushrooms, and foraging and eating them, is in general a much more modern occurrence here in New Zealand. In recent years, kiwis have become increasingly aware of the flavour, nutrition and fun that can be had from wild and foraged foods, and more people have started k