India, Oct. 12 -- While button mushrooms often make their way to your meals because of their rich protein composition, a taste liked by many, and well, their affordability and wide availability, Jammu and Kashmir's Doda is home to a rare mushroom - Guchhi - that is set to get a Geographical Indication or GI tag.

The Guchhi mushroom, which traditionally belongs to the to the family morchellaceae of the ascomycota, is considered a super food and used in dishes like pulao, biryanis and soups and stands out in the delicacies due to its earthy and rich flavour.

Probably the costliest among fungi in the world, this particular mushroom fetches anything between Rs.30,000 and Rs.50,000 per kilogram.

While the exotic mushroom grows in several pa...