There's even another one pinning! ("Sprouting" in mycology lingo.)
This is already shaping up to be a yummy season! :)
Friday, April 23, 2010
Shiitake Surprise
Look what I found the other day-a shiitake mushroom on my log outside! Last fall, I thought it was done, which is certainly reasonable after 5 years of production.
There's even another one pinning! ("Sprouting" in mycology lingo.)
This is already shaping up to be a yummy season! :)
There's even another one pinning! ("Sprouting" in mycology lingo.) This is already shaping up to be a yummy season! :)
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Okay, I need one of those.
You really DO! They're delicious, and thrive in a semi-shady spot anywhere in the garden. You just prop one end up somewhat so the holes on the underside can fruit too, and water it once in awhile. My supplier (in the link) has tabletop kits, outdoor kits, even toilet paper roll kits! :)
I first read the title as "Shiitake Snail" and the pic kinda looks like a snail and thought It you were posting about a cool snail I'd never heard of.
LOL.
But this is even cooler. Congrats.
LOL! Not too many snails around here (slugs either, thankfully). The mushroom WAS cooler...and yummier! :)
Shiitakes do in fact rule. I never thought I liked mushrooms when I was a kid, and I'm still not wild about them canned or cooked, but I do love them marinated and broiled/BBQ'd!
Looks yummy. As soon as the lilacks bloom I'm off looking for morels.
Monica-I like mushrooms ANY way they're prepared! :)
Troutbirder-I'm eager for morel season too. It's been sooo dry up here there's a real concern they will be hard to find :(
I discoverd something that could be these guys growing on an old log near the brooding cage. I'll try to remember to take a pic and send it to you.
I know nothing about mushrooms, but I DO love to eat 'em. :)
v.
I'd love to see your pictures, although I'm not sure shiitakes grow "in the wild" anywhere in the US. To be honest, I never looked into it!
Okay, now I DID look into it. I did a search and this is what I found:
"The Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries, as well as being dried and exported to many countries around the world. It is a feature of many Asian cuisines including Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai. In the East, the shiitake mushroom has long been considered a delicacy as well as a medicinal mushroom."
In other words - DON'T EAT IT? :)
Thanks!
v.
Omg! I went out to take a pic and all six mushrooms were gone! I think the teenage chickens ate them. There not dead. Wonder if they got stoned? heh
v.
Wow, I hope the chickens don't "travel" too far! ;-)
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