Fine mushrooms from Lower Austria

Organic pioneer sprouts fresh mushrooms

Guided tours are even offered by local mushroom producers(Bild: Honorar)

Organic mushrooms from the small village of Perschling in the district of St. Pölten can compete with their Far Eastern counterparts in culinary terms.

"Our mushrooms are 100 percent organic and just as fine," enthuse mushroom producer Michael Doppler and his sales manager Daniel-Frederic Schwarz. The only difference between them and the wild "mushroom princes" is that they are true indoor companions of the shitake and king oyster mushroom species (including the stalk, lamellae and cap). What sets them apart, apart from their exceptional taste, is their almost unbeatable CO2 neutrality.

Because what sprouts from the growing medium of sawdust and shavings is frugal. "My products make do with water and this refined wood. We can harvest up to five tons a week in our closed natural cycle in so-called cultivation chambers. After the mushroom harvest, the substrate is composted and returned to nature as humus," says Doppler, praising the ecological benefits of his cultivation.

The Perschling mushrooms sprout abundantly on valuable organic nutrients(Bild: Honorar)

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Michael Doppler(Bild: Honorar)

Idea on a trip to Asia
The blue and yellow mushroom pioneer came up with the idea during a trip to Asia. After all, in countries like Japan, shitake production has been refined to perfection over centuries. In culinary terms, however, the Perschling mushrooms can always compete with their Far Eastern relatives. Especially as Michael Doppler, who started his very first king oyster mushroom experiments in a barn and in the cellar of his house, harvests everything by hand. The range now also includes dried mushrooms and organic burger patties!

In any case, everything together promotes the health of local mushroom gourmets. This is because the mushrooms that sprout in the cool climate of Perschling near Kapelln are particularly rich in protein, amino acids and fiber. More and more chefs who want to serve their guests something special appreciate these benefits. Doppler now supplies top restaurants and pubs.