Yunnan, China is home to one-third of the world’s wild mushroom species. We visited a town famous for welcoming hundreds of foragers every year, including those looking for prized porcinis used in fine dining. But one wrong step, and you may pick something that could kill you instead.
00:00 Chahe, Yunnan 01:00 Mushroom market 01:30 Variety of mushrooms 03:00 Prized exports 04:30 Why are they becoming rarer? 05:42 Possibly poisonous
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Producers: Clarissa Wei and Nicholas Ko Script: Clarissa Wei Videographer and editor: Nicholas Ko Mastering: Victor Peña
