Method of producing a fungus-based food product by providing a three-dimensional scaffold and a fungus-based food product obtainable by such a method

A method of making a fungus-based food product, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a three-dimensional edible scaffold comprising an edible matrix, the three-dimensional edible scaffold being formed by first providing a continuous edible matrix which is then subsequently converted into the three-dimensional scaffold by introducing voids into the matrix by foaming or puncturing or a combination thereof, wherein the edible matrix comprises micro- or macronutrients required for fungal mycelium growth;
• (b) inoculating the three-dimensional edible scaffold with at least one fungus to generate an inoculated scaffold;
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• (c) incubating the inoculated scaffold at growth conditions that allow for mycelium growth of the at least one fungus so that the at least one fungus grows through the scaffold as a mycelium to form a fungus-based food product.