Shiitake Mushroom, a Gourmet Medicinal Variety
Intro | What is Shiitake? Shiitake mushroom (Lentinus edodes) is a wood-decaying fungus, growing wild on deciduous tree species like chestnut, oak, maple, beech and mulberry. Preferring warm and moist climate zones, shiitake typically flushes in groups rather than as an isolated mycelium species. Originally cultivated using ancient shiitake growing methods on hardwood logs, the …