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The Shiitake Mushroom, Lentinula edodes, has been grown in Japan and China for over six thousand years.
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Fast Facts
- Edible mushroom
- Also called: Xianggu
- Father of Shiitake farming in USA: Gary F. Leatham
- Used mostly in Japanese and Chinese cuisine
- May have anti-tumor properties
- Shiitake means "mushroom of the tree" in Japanese
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Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Phylum: Basidiomycota
- Class: Agaricomycetes
- Order: Agaricales
- Family: Tricholomataceae or Marasmiaceae or Omphalotaceae
- Genus: Lentinula
- Species: Lentinula edodes
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Shiitake Mushrooms (Sliced) 16 oz. - $23.00
Shiitakes like other mushrooms in the dried form possess intense flavor characteristics. A combination of shiitakes, sugar, soy sauce and water makes a great base for stir-frys. Butter, garlic, chili powder, coriander and pepper all go well...
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Grow your own fancy mushrooms with our all inclusive kit! A mushroom treasured by many, our Shiitake Patch (Lentinula edodes) is composed of a unique blend of sterlized, enriched sawdust fully colonized with a select Chinese strain. Esteem...
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Tasty Joy Dayat Dried Whole Shitake Mushroom, 4-5 CM. Size, 6-Ounce Bags (Pack of 4) - $12.49
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Mushroom farm to spore noone even the fungis, layoff workers. Shiitake happens. http://is.gd/4RdJr
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this may kill me. brie, fig, shiitake mushroom, rosemary mac n cheese http://twitpic.com/owtuz
@wenlet | November 09, 2009 08:10 PM -
Yes. My overheating piece of shiitake mushroom laptop is sitting on a house fan. Portability fail. http://pic.gd/85a65f
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Photo of Bryant Terry'S Tempeh, Shiitake Mushroom and Cornmeal ... http://bit.ly/2FDc09
@OlgaGnome | November 09, 2009 05:24 PM -
It is Sunday. Hence, it's cooking time. Making Shiitake Mushroom and Barley soup: http://veganepicurean.blogspot.com
@victimorious | November 09, 2009 12:32 AM
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