WAKE UP WITH A CUP OF MUSHROOMS…. Touting the health benefits and rich, earthy flavor of mushrooms, those in the know believe certain varieties of fungi will rise to prominence in 2018.

Mushroom coffee is worth trying no matter where you are on the caffeine spectrum. What is mushroom coffee? According to Finnish entrepreneur and farmer Tero Isokauppila, founder of Four Sigmatic, it’s an excellent way to fortify your morning boost.

He’s on a mission to make the world’s healthiest coffee. By adding dried matsutake mushrooms that have been boiled and liquefied into an extract — mushrooms must be cooked to reap the health benefits — the resulting coffee contains extra nutrients and minerals.