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• n  edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

• shiitake
• Chinese black mushroom
• golden oak mushroom
• Oriental black mushroom
• Lentinus edodes

News & Articles

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• Summertime Too Hot to Grow Mushrooms? “Shocking” a Shiitake Mushroom Log in Ice Water Fools Mother Nature
  Shiitake mushrooms grow naturally in Japan on dead tree limbs in the spring and fall rainy seasons with their warm days, cool nights and plentiful water. Soaking a shiitake mushroom log kit from Lost Creek Mushroom Farm in a tub of ice water to simulate these natural conditions can override that natural cycle and grow the world’s second-most popular mushrooms even in hot summer temperatures ...
  June 26, 2013 - PRWeb
• Pan-seared skirt steak with mushrooms
  Serves 4 with leftovers 3 pounds skirt steak, trimmed and cut into 12 pieces Salt and pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 4 small shallots, thinly sliced 1 1/2 pounds mixed button and shiitake mushrooms, sliced 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 cup white wine 1 tablespoon butter        
  June 25, 2013 - Boston Globe