Shiitake Mushroom

Common name

Shiitake mushroom

Scientific Name

Lentinus edodes

Other Common Names

Black forest mushroom, 香菇 (xiāng gū, Mandarin), શિતાકેમશરૂમ (Śitākē maśarūma, Gujarati), likaha shiitake (Somali), Uyoga wa Shiitake (Swahili)

Cooking With Shiitake Mushroom

Asian Recipes

Mushrooms Al Ajillo

Growing Tips

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Funding for the Florida Heritage Foods Initiative: Connecting Local Food with Local Culture in Florida Farmers Markets was made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant Agreement Number 21FMPPFL1026-00. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.