Cultivated Gourmet Mushrooms

Maitake

Grifola frondosa

From €13.80 / kg

Hen of the woods in whole clusters for restaurants and grocery, with dried and powdered grades on request.

Origin
Japan; China; North America
Production
Cultivated and wild-harvested
Season
Cultivated all year; wild in autumn
Family
Grifolaceae
Available forms
Fresh, Dried, Powder
Quantity (kg)

Prices are per kg. Availability of fresh mushrooms follows the season.

About Maitake

Maitake grows in tight clusters at the base of oak trees, and the cultivated crop keeps that shape. Restaurants roast whole clusters; grocers sell 150–200 g portions.

Fresh maitake is priced per kg. Dried maitake and maitake powder are quoted by quantity and packing, with Japanese and Chinese origins available.

Scientific profile

Scientific name
Grifola frondosa (Dicks.) Gray
Family
Grifolaceae
Order
Polyporales
Common names
Maitake, hen of the woods, sheep's head
Ecology & habitat
At the base of oaks and other hardwoods. Cultivated in Japan since the 1980s on sawdust in bottles and bags.
Appearance & flavour
Clusters of overlapping grey-brown fronds. Rich, woodsy flavour; the frond edges crisp when roasted.
Notable compounds
Beta-glucans (including the D-fraction studied in Japan), ergosterol.

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Prices are per kg. Availability of fresh mushrooms follows the season.

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