288463 Sun Feb 10 17:19:24 -0800 2002 1 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1556574 Although Japan's books and magazines carry many articles about Maitake mushrooms, I do not think that I have ever read about them in an American newspaper before. Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25798-2002Feb5.html Sun Feb 10 17:19:24 -0800 2002 0 Hiko Ikeda 1 1556576 Thanks for the link, Hiko. In the SF Bay Area, you can often find them at decent prices and good condition at Monterey Market in Berkeley or Fiesta Market in Sebastopol. Sun Feb 10 17:51:03 -0800 2002 1556574 0 Melanie Wong