Shiitake mushroom

Lentinula edodes

  • Shiitake mushroom
  • Shiitake mushroom
  • Flower name
    Shiitake mushroom
  • Scientific name
    Lentinula edodes
  • AliasShiitake mushroom, 椎茸, 椎茸マッシュルーム, Shiitake
  • Place of originJapan, China, cultivars
  • Place of flowering
  • Flowering season

What is Shiitake mushroom

Shiitake mushrooms , scientific name:Lentinula edodes, is a mushroom of the Marasmiaceae Department , of the Lentinula genus. Since grown hardwood as wood throughout the year in circulation. This is the edible mushrooms are best eaten in Japan. Fresh or dried (odontobutis Obscura) used in cooking. Does not say the mushroom eaten raw must be heated, eat. For example, only grilled shiitake mushrooms, mushroom, nabemono, Tempura, Soba & udon and miso soup etc. Dried shiitake mushrooms in water back from a good Japanese-style broth, so softened to include boiled or use boiled, Nishime.

Common name: Shiitake mushroom, scientific name:Lentinula edodes, aka:Shiitake mushroom, Shiitake, distribution: Japan, China, environment: wood, Shape: tapered, umbrella table in brown back in white folds there, harvesting season: all year round (cultivars)


  • Order
    Agaricales
  • Family
    Marasmiaceae
  • Genus
    Lentinula
  • Species
    L. edodes
  • Type of flower
  • Array of flower
  • Petal shape
  • Leaf type
  • Edge of the leaf
  • Life typeMushroom
  • Flower colorsBrown
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height10.0 ~ 15.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower ~ cm

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