Today, however, with the introduction of artificial cultivation, and improvements in the standard of living, hsiang ku is regarded as an essential item in diets among people from a wide cross-section of the community.
從前，由於香菇生長在深山之中，取之不易，一般人不容易吃到，香菇因而成為筵席上的珍品。然而，時至近代，科技發達，香菇已經以人工大量栽培，加上國民生活水準的提高，香菇已成為家家戶戶都吃得起的食品。