Accustomed to picking mushrooms ? Here's a specimen you probably didn't see often in the woods: champignon. However, it is everywhere on the shelves of your gardeners!

A direct descendant of the Rosé des Prés mushroom, the champignon is the "mushroom" of the Agaricaceae family: it is the most common of all mushrooms consumed in the world today.

Light, white, and sometimes pink, this mushroom pairs beautifully with many of your raw culinary dishes. Let's start right now to discover the true basis of our French terroir.

That's right ... You must have already asked yourself the question: is it really Parisian champignon?

Unfortunately, for the pride of the inhabitants of our beautiful capital, Parisian mushrooms are not only from the city of lights. This mushroom has been growing well even outside of France since ancient Egypt!

Only in the XNUMXth century and Louis XIV did this famous porcini mushroom arrive in France, in Versailles. After all, it was under Napoleon III that the cultivation of the Paris mushroom developed strongly, especially in the Parisian catacombs:

The Paris mushroom took its name from this origin, which highlighted the ideal conditions for growing this mushroom.

Today, its cultivation has spread widely buy golden teacher shrooms around the world: with more than 200,000 tons of mushrooms annually, France is only the fourth largest producer in the world after the USA, the Netherlands and China.

Did you know: most of the mushroom farms in Paris had to be moved from the capital to Saumur for the construction of the metro in the 20th century! Today, only two mushroom farms still operate in the Paris region: Parisian mushrooms are no longer so Parisian.

Everything is good in the mushroom!

There is no doubt about the popularity of champignon: it is so tasty! But beyond the purely flavor aspect, let's take a look at the nutrients these little white hats can bring us, whether you eat them fresh or canned.

Unexpectedly, but champignon is very rich in water (it is for this reason that it decreases significantly when cooked). It is also low in lipids and carbohydrates: ultimately, this mushroom is very low in calories.

Therefore, if it is not used for energy, this does not prevent the champignon from providing us with other essential nutrients: it is rich in fiber, vitamins (B3, B2, B5, B9), mineral salts and trace elements (copper, potassium).

Mushrooms all year round: a special way of growing

Unlike many other mushrooms, champignons cannot be picked in the forest. Indeed, like shiitake mushroom , blue leg or oyster mushroom, champignons are grown in mushroom houses. morel is also grown recently in a greenhouse.

If autumn is a season well known for forest mushrooms for its favorable weather conditions for the growth of wild mushrooms, this special growing method allows us to enjoy mushrooms all year round!

It is quick and easy to grow, which means you can easily find it in supermarkets or your first store at very affordable prices.

Did you know: you can even go on a mushroom growing adventure right at home thanks to special compost that has been seeded with mycelium .