I'm a huge fan of mushrooms. I mean I love eating them, painting them, collecting mushroom-themed items, and everything. I've always wanted to grow mushrooms, but unfortunately, I never had the chance until this year.

I found the science experiment kits online and bought them. Each kit is designed to grow a different kind of mushroom. When I came across these kits, I was very exited. As a kid, I absolutely loved science experiment sets like this. When the kits arrived, it felt like I had traveled back to my childhood.

Bursting with excitement, I opened the boxes. As following the instructions, I set up the kits.

I placed them in a dark room and waited for a couple of weeks. Then, I totally forgot about them.

One day, I discovered that a single brown mushroom had grown to the size of my fist!!! However, other three boxes haven't produced anything yet.

I picked it up and chopped it for dinner.

That one mushroom ended up being dinner for my husband and me. I can't tell him the fist-sized mushroom cost me ￥5,000 (the total price for all four kits) even though the stew was tasty.

I sincerely hope the boxes will start growing more mushrooms soon.

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