Het Khone mushroom is another ingredient unique to Kanchanaburi, and neighboring Burmese forests. Het Khone, known as Termite Mushroom (termitomyces fuliginosus) are extremely rare and expensive, just a small amount may cost hundreds of dollars. You can find this tall mushroom in the wild forest of Kanchanaburi June-August (the rainy season), commonly near the dam near Si Sawat district. You might find Het Khone sold near the roadside, the people of Nong Khao village are known to trek into the jungle for 3 days to find them. The cap of the mushroom has a pointy head, is light brown in color, slightly wrinkled with a long white thick hollow stem. They grow near termite hills in the forest, the mushroom is soft and chewy, and meaty like chicken. If you ever get a chance to enjoy sour termite mushroom soup, it's an experience you'll never forget! This mushroom is also a known remedy for typhoid fever, nausea, cough, and reducing phlegm.