Mushroom has been widely used in the diet of our people since ancient times

From olden times, Korean people have used a variety of mushrooms with high nutritive value, sweet smell and good taste as one of high-quality food ingredients and Koryo medicines.

Mushroom has also widely used in the period of Koryo. It has also widely used in diet during the feudal Joson dynasty.

Korean people have used mushroom as Koryo medicines. Medical literature at that time pointed out that mushrooms including mulberry tree mushroom, Songi mushroom, oak tree mushroom, etc., were good to treat various diseases, and recorded in detail the Koryo medicines made from them.

Korean people have made various dishes with mushrooms and used them in daily diet. They have also used mushrooms widely to make various kinds of non-staple foodstuffs.

Mushrooms have been used not only for various food materials but also for artistic enhancing of the shape of foods with their own colours.

Thus, mushrooms have been widely used in diet since early years because of their good taste and medicinal effectiveness.