Building a Fungi culture: edible mushrooms in Paraguay
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Ache, Edible mushrooms, Etnomycology, Funga, Guaranies, UrupeAbstract
Paraguay shows no evidence of a well-established culture of mushroom consumption or medicinal use among the mestizo population. Although it is believed that Indigenous people consumed mushrooms, this traditions was not transferred to subsequent generations and remains unclear. Recent research revealed that mushrooms in Paraguay are mainly consumed by foreign colonies, primarily composed of Germans, Swiss, Russians, Japanese and Spanish people. This tradition was brought from their ancestors in their native lands, but they have mostly not passed it down to the new generations living in Paraguay. After centuries of lacking information about Paraguayan funga, especially macro-fungi (mushrooms), FungiParaguay emerged as a multidisciplinary organization formed by a diverse group of researchers, aimed to study and disseminate accurate information about Paraguayan funga. Consequently, there is growing interest in Paraguay regarding the Fungi Kingdom of fungi and their consumption, and through FungiParaguay, a positive increase in interest in edible mushrooms has been observed, even though this endeavor is just beginning.
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