食用菌是一门新兴的边缘学科,是指可供人们食用的大型丝状真菌,如木耳、平菇、猴头等。在美国称蘑菇为“上帝食品”,在日本称香菇为“植物性食品的顶峰”。其它大多数国家,都把食用菌视为“健康食 Edible fungus is a new fringe discipline, refers to the large-scale filamentous fungi for people to eat, such as fungus, mushrooms, monkey head and so on. In the United States, mushrooms are called “God’s food” and in Japan they are referred to as “the culmination of plant foods.” Most other countries regard edible mushrooms as “healthy food.”