Shiitake Mushroom
VegetableMushroomUmamiEarthyMeatyWoodsySavorySmoky
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories
- 34
- Protein (g)
- 2.2
- Fat (g)
- 0.5
- Carbs (g)
- 6.8
- Fiber (g)
- 2.5
- Sodium (mg)
- 9
Low in fat; delivers pronounced umami from glutamates and 5'-guanylate.
Storage
- Room temp: up to 0 days
- Refrigerated: up to 5 days
- Frozen: up to 90 days
Shiitake mushroom is a brown-capped gilled mushroom with a firm, slightly chewy flesh and slender stem. It tastes deeply umami and woodsy with a faint smoky edge, and it keeps its shape when sauteed or braised. Cooks slice or quarter it for stir-fries, broths, and noodle dishes, and it is sold fresh or dried whole or sliced.
Native to East Asia, it was traditionally cultivated on hardwood logs in Japan and China and is now grown worldwide, including indoor greenhouse operations. It anchors Japanese and Chinese cuisines and appears broadly in pan-Asian and modern Western cooking.
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