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

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