What Is White Shimeji? The Small Clustered Mushroom With a Snap
White shimeji, bunapi, white beech, white clamshell - all the same small clustered mushroom. What it tastes like, why it must be cooked, and how to use it.
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What Is Black Shimeji? Brown Beech, Buna-Shimeji, and Why the Names Differ
Black shimeji, buna-shimeji, brown beech, brown clamshell - one mushroom, four names. What it tastes like, and the naming mix-up worth knowing about.
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What Is a King Oyster Mushroom? The One That Eats Like a Scallop
King oyster, king trumpet, Pleurotus eryngii. Why the stem is the prize, why raw it disappoints, and how it gets a bite closer to seafood.
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What Is a Crimini Mushroom? The Same Mushroom as Button and Portobello
Crimini, cremini, baby bella - and the fact that it is the same species as white button and portobello, just picked at a different age.
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What Is a Shiitake Mushroom? The Umami One, Explained
Shiitake, Lentinula edodes. Where its savoury depth actually comes from, why dried is stronger than fresh, and how to use it without overdoing it.
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Fermented vs Pickled Mushrooms: What's Actually Different
Pickling adds acid. Fermenting makes it. What that changes about taste, texture and time, and why a 21-day ferment doesn't taste like a vinegar jar.
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Pickled Mushrooms: What They Are, How to Use Them, and How Long They Keep
What pickled mushrooms are, how they differ from marinated and fermented, how to serve them, and a straight answer on how long they actually keep.
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Marinated Mushrooms
Marinated, pickled and fermented are three different jars. How to make the first, and what separates it from the other two.
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How to Make Pickled Mushrooms
A quick pickle in a day: which mushrooms hold up, the simmer step most recipes skip, and how long the jar really keeps.
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Host Gift Ideas That Aren't Wine or Flowers
A good host gift keeps, needs nothing doing to it tonight, and is something they would not quite have bought themselves. Wine and flowers fail at least one...
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Charcuterie Board Ideas: The Best Pickles to Include
Cornichons, pickled mushrooms, red onions, giardiniera and what to leave off — plus the bowl rule that keeps brine off your crackers.
