If you don't have any shiitake mushrooms available for your homemade soup, these two alternatives should work just as well, ...

Shiitake are now cultivated in Britain and can be bought fresh or dried. Snip off the hard stems (but don’t discard them – add to soups and stock). Shiitake go well with pork, meat and steamed ...

Shiitake are now cultivated in Britain and can be bought fresh or dried. Snip off the hard stems ... they can also be mixed with ordinary cultivated mushrooms. FAQs about BBC Food ...

Fresh and dried shiitake mushrooms are a popular ingredient in various East Asian cuisines. They have an earthy, meaty flavor that adds a rich quality to many vegetarian and vegan recipes.

If you can afford them, buy dried "flower mushrooms" - a type of shiitake with an attractive pattern of white cracks on the dark surface of the cap. It can be difficult to judge the number of ...

Dried shiitake mushrooms also have powerful flavour and ... Squeeze dry and chop — and use the flavoursome soaking water in the same recipe if possible. Fresh shiitake mushrooms are also ...

Food & Wine's guide to dried mushrooms offers mouth-watering risotto recipes, hearty casserole ideas and more.

I love using dried mushrooms because they just have ... Garnish stir-fry with coriander and serve with steamed rice and greens. *Shiitake mushrooms are available from the International section ...