Cultivated Gourmet Mushrooms

Chestnut Mushroom

Pholiota adiposa

From €10.00 / kg

Clustered chestnut-brown Pholiota with a nutty bite, fresh or dried.

Origin
China; Europe; North America
Production
Cultivated
Season
Cultivated all year
Family
Strophariaceae
Available forms
Fresh, Dried
Quantity (kg)

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

About Chestnut Mushroom

This chestnut mushroom is Pholiota adiposa, a clustered wood-loving species grown in China, and a favourite with chefs for stir-fries and noodle dishes. It is a different mushroom from the brown Agaricus sold as "chestnut" in UK supermarkets.

Fresh clusters are priced per kg; dried chestnut mushrooms are quoted on request.

Scientific profile

Scientific name
Pholiota adiposa (Batsch) P. Kumm.
Family
Strophariaceae
Order
Agaricales
Common names
Chestnut mushroom, fat pholiota, huang san
Ecology & habitat
Wild in clusters on living and dead deciduous trees. Grown on sawdust bags in China.
Appearance & flavour
Chestnut-brown, slightly sticky caps on slender stems in clusters. Nutty, with a firm bite after cooking. Not the same as the brown "chestnut" button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) sold in UK supermarkets.
Notable compounds
Polysaccharides, ergosterol.

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