Delicious Chicken Truffle Mushrooms

Last updated 2026-11-10 — The mushrooms are dried, salted, or pan-fried in vegetable oil to make dried chicken truffle mushrooms, pickled chicken truffle, or oil chicken truffle. These preserved forms can be stored for long periods, ready to be enjoyed year-round. Adding just a little to noodles or rice vermicelli can greatly enhance their flavor. Chicken truffle mushrooms mostly grow on the semi-slopes of unpolluted red soil mountain forests, ripening from June to September each year. They grow in symbiosis with white ants and possess a unique chicken-like aroma. Rich in protein, they contain various amino acids, soluble sugars, and trace elements. Locals say, “If you’re lucky enough to smell their fragrance, you might find them; if not, you might step right over them without knowing.” Another saying goes, “When chicken truffle mushrooms give off their fragrance, it’s time to move house quickly.” These are rare and precious varieties of mushroom.