The Chinese revere their dried black fungi, the ones we know as shiitake, referring to them as 'fragrant mushrooms'.

As weather cools and the stock of fresh fruit depletes, fragrant wild mushrooms kick in.

A small veal chop, also done perfectly, arrived covered with fragrant grilled wild mushrooms.

"Oh yeah," he said, admiring the fragrant mushroom.

Crisp-skinned miniature spring rolls were filled with tender, fragrant smoky black mushrooms.

A tangled mound of marinated octopus was placed next to a strange and fragrant mushroom called the hen-of-the-woods.

Those fragrant mushrooms are highly prized.

Handfuls of fragrant mushrooms lavished this dish, and a heady barolo sauce brought a perfect finishing touch.

A special one night, soft polenta with robiola cheese and fragrant mushrooms ($8), was not unusual, but it was delicious.

A weightless puff of pastry held escargots and shavings of fragrant wild mushroom.