Among these, a select few stand out not just for their taste but for their staggering price tags, turning them into culinary luxuries. At the top of the list is the Yartsa Gunbu, also known as the ...

The caterpillar fungus, locally known as yartsa gunbu (literally: summer grass winter worm), found in the highlands of Nepal, is one of the most profitable medicinal species. Also known as the ...

Over-picking and climate change threaten the future of yartsa gunbu and the communities that have come to rely on income generated by the lucrative fungus.