Mushroom Stock Photo

A mushroom, or toadstool, is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its foodsource.Mushrooms are used extensively in cooking, in many cuisines & x28;notably Chinese, Korean, European, and Japanese& x29;. Though neither meat nor vegetable, mushrooms are known as the & x22;meat& x22; of the vegetable world.