Fresh and dried shiitake mushrooms are a popular ingredient in ... adds a rich quality to many vegetarian and vegan recipes. In Japan, they use them as the base for vegetarian dashi, and, in ...

Japan is one of the leading producers of shiitake mushrooms. These mushrooms are notoriously difficult to cultivate on a commercial scale — especially when using the 1,000-year-old Japanese ...

The Japanese discovered as early as the 13th century that shiitake was suitable for cultivation ... It's best to soak dried ...

Add the sugar, soy sauce and dried shiitake mushrooms. 2. Bring to a boil for a second, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 to 30 seconds. Turn off the heat and transfer to a bowl to cool.

In autumn, logs are made from broad-leaved trees and dried for about a month. When it's winter once more, shiitake begin to emerge from the surface of the logs. 06:42 In the cold, they take about ...