Shiitake is the second most produced mushroom in the world. We supply fresh shiitake from sawdust-block farms and dried shiitake in the grades Asian distributors ask for: flower (hua gu) with a cracked white cap, thick donko, and thinner koshin.
Fresh shiitake is priced per kg online. Dried grades and shiitake powder are quoted by grade, cap diameter and packing.
Scientific profile
Scientific name
Lentinula edodes(Berk.) Pegler
Family
Omphalotaceae
Order
Agaricales
Common names
Shiitake, xiang gu, black forest mushroom
Ecology & habitat
Native to East Asian hardwood forests. Grown on oak logs (donko and koshin grades) or on supplemented sawdust blocks.
Appearance & flavour
Brown cap, cream gills. Savoury, garlicky aroma from lenthionine, which increases when shiitake is dried and rehydrated.
Notable compounds
Lentinan (a beta-1,3-glucan), eritadenine, lenthionine, ergosterol.
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