Shiitake Mushroom Grow Kit

The Shiitake Mushroom Kit includes a five pound bag of Shiitake mushroom mycelium growing on hardwood sawdust and wheat bran. The mycelium is the vegetative stage of the mushroom life-cycle; the mushrooms are the fruits. In the box you will also find instructions, a compostable tent, and chopsticks for supporting the tent. Each kit arrives ready to give way to the freshest Shiitake mushrooms you can find. Just follow the instructions to bring forth homegrown gourmet mushrooms.

The shiitake mushroom a native of east Asia, whose Japanese name simply means, “tree mushroom”, has been long regarded as a valuable source of food and medicine in the east for centuries, especially in China, Japan, Korea and Russia. It is saprophytic, so it loves dead wood. Thus we grow our shiitake on organic grain supplemented sawdust. Shiitake mushrooms are a slower growing mushroom than some other species, and that extra effort comes through in the finished product. 

As an edible mushroom, Shiitake boast a rich fragrance that sets it apart from the common mushroom, a firm meaty texture that is not lost in the cooking process, and a robust deep earthy flavor that is distinct yet adaptable taking on the notes of most any dish. Known for their deep Umami taste in eastern cuisine, shiitake are a culinary asset for enhancing the depth of flavor for almost any dish: meat, veggies, poultry, seafood, eggs, even in baked goods (shiitake sourdough is delectable).  They are great sauteed, stuffed, roasted, grilled, and even pickled! Put some in your next soup, sauce, stir-fry, pasta or omelet.