Chinese veiled lady (Dictyophora indusiata), French truffles and Japanese pine mushrooms (Trichloma matsutake) all played important roles in early human gastronomic culture, and today remain internationally famous delicacies.
許多可口的菇蕈就是真菌的子實體，中國的竹蓀、法國的松露、日本的松茸，都在人類早期飲食文化上扮演著重要角色，今天也依然是名聞國際的烹飪佳餚。