Shiitake caps

Product detailed description

Shiitake is recommended to be combined with Glossy Cap.

Mushrooms such as Judas ear, oyster mushroom and shiitake are very suitable dietary supplements not only for their excellent taste. It is precisely because of their excellent taste that these mushrooms can be easily added and enriched with them in ordinary dishes, and thus make the most of their positive properties.

The edible shiitake mushroom or shiitake is an edible higher mushroom belonging to the genus Basidiomycetes (stemmycetes), which has a wide range of colors - from amber to brown. The fruiting body of the shiitake has a 5-12 cm wide convex cap with a twisted edge, is light brown in color with a possible dark red tinge. The skin of the cap is scaly on the surface, sometimes cracked in irregular patterns.

When the cap is cooked, it releases a very pleasant aroma of garlic and essential oils, the taste is rich, slightly earthy. The mushroom stem is 2–5 cm long, 5–20 mm wide and is covered with fine scales on the surface. The flesh is white, firm to the touch and handling, and releases a pleasant aroma.

The provisions of Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on nutrition and health claims, do not allow us to inform you about the effects of this mushroom on your body. Please find information about its effects in freely available sources or in a herbarium.

Traditional use:
We use shiitake caps in the kitchen in the same way as other dried mushrooms. By using them, we increase the quality of prepared dishes – we enrich ordinary dishes.

Raw material for individual use