Mushroom research and promotion began in Taiwan in 1953. Because of the suitable climatic conditions in Taichung County's Wufeng Rural Township, the area gradually came to be the biggest center of mushroom production in Taiwan.
台灣從一九五三年開始進行菇類的研發與推廣，台中霧峰由於氣候適宜，逐漸成為台灣菇類最大的產地。