Fungívoro

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Become Fungívoro

Have you had your fungidencia yet? That instant when it clicks that mushrooms belong to a kingdom of their own —neither plant nor animal— and you can never unsee it again. That is what makes you Fungívoro.

Two New Words, One IdentityIt's Not a Diet. It's a Way of Being Hungry

Being Fungívoro is not only about eating mushrooms. It is about hungering for the entire kingdom: its science, its cuisine, its art, its history. Here, we give that hunger a name.

Neologism

Fungívoro

One who feeds on fungal culture as much as on mushrooms themselves. They cook with them, study them, collect them, defend them. They see the world through the mycelium.

Neologism

Fungidencia

The coincidence —and the trend— that crosses your path with the world of mushrooms. Every recipe, every reading, every walk in the forest is one more fungidencia. The first one is usually what hooks you.

The Threshold Has StepsFrom Curious to Guardian of the Kingdom

No one is born Fungívoro: the threshold is crossed. These are not ranks to buy or unlock. They are ways of recognizing yourself along the way.

01

Curious

You tried your first functional mushroom, or read your first FungiFact. Something clicked, and you want more.

02

Fungívoro

You cook with mushrooms, tell species apart, follow El Micelio. They are already part of your diet and the way you see things.

03

Mycophile

You cultivate, teach, share, and go out into the field. You spread the word on funga. The kingdom is already part of who you are.

The Fungívoro ExploresYour Map to Feed the Hunger

There is no single path. Follow whichever whets your appetite most —and come back for the rest.

CookFungal recipe books by world cuisinesNourishWhat each mushroom offers, and how to take itReadEl Micelio: science, history, and FungiFactsLearnThe 3 Alliances: lichens, mycorrhizae, endophytesExplore the KingdomWhat funga is, and why it is neither plant nor animalMeet the SpeciesSimbiosis's 8 species, one by oneBelieveSimbiosis Manifesto: why collaborate, not competeBelieveFunga Manifesto: the forgotten third kingdomTryThe shop: capsules, powders, tinctures, and moreLiveExperiences, workshops, and mycotourism

To Keep the Hunger GoingReadings That Open Your Mind

  • Entangled Life — Merlin Sheldrake. A beautiful, rigorous gateway into the fungal world.
  • Mycelium Running — Paul Stamets. How mushrooms can help heal the planet.
  • El Micelio — our own blog: mushroom science, history, ethnomycology, and FungiFacts. Start reading.

The Fungidencia Starts With YouJoin the Vibe

Being Fungívoro costs nothing and changes everything: it means beginning to see the kingdom that was always there. Your first fungidencia has already happened —you are here—. What comes next is feeding it.

Start With the Shop

Hungry for more? Everything we claim with science, we back up: check out The 3 Alliances and its references.