Japanese Dried Shiitake KOSHIN, 42-75mm, 70g

Japanese Dried Shiitake KOSHIN, 42-75mm, 70g
- This product gets Amazon's Choice Badge in Japan. Most popular Japanese dried Shiitake mushroom on Amazon Japan. http://amzn.asia/7AAwdpL. This product is the same one as in Japan. Japanese people use this Shiitake mushroom as a vital ingredient for traditional Japanese cuisine.
- Our Shiitake are perhaps the only Kosher certified Shiitake that are 100% naturally grown, not using greenhouses. Sugimoto shiitake are naturally cultivated outdoors on special sweet sap oak logs. Moreover, our drying and packaging process keeps the moisture content to less than 9% which enhances the Shiitake flavor and VitaminD content. Sugimoto Shiitake promotes 100% natural and sustainable cultivation using only carefully selected local cultivators.
- This Shiitake mushroom is called "Koshin" and is picked after the cap of the Mushroom blooms into an umbrella. It is more large and flat than the "Donko" Shiitake mushroom which is picked earlier while the cap is still in a bud form. Since Koshin is less thick than the Donko, it is easier and quicker to use requiring less time to rehydrate. Koshin is best used cut and in stir-fries, soups, sauces, where smaller pieces are used with other ingredients.
- Our products pass a yearly quality audit guaranteeing the consistency of the sourcing and production process of our Dried Shiitake mushroom. This Audit is conducted by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries with the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union. (JCCU)
- In Kyushu, Japan, we use Japanese Chestnut Oaks to cultivate Shiitake mushroom. Japanese Chestnut Oak is famous for its sweet sap. Natural Shiitake mushroom grows with nutriment from only the logs and moisture from thick fog and rain. Nature grown Shiitake mushroom contains an abundant amount of "Guanylate." Guanylate is a powerful Umami booster working with glutamate to make a more intensely Umami flavor. Dried Shiitake mushroom has ten times more Guanylate than fresh. The process of drying an
Store at room temperature, away from heat and moisture.

"Shiitake "and "Umami" is the Japanese word. However, today, most of the shiitake is made in China or cultivated using an artificial substrate such as sawdust.

â€¨Our Japanese Dried Shiitake are naturally cultivated outdoors using whole logs. You might not have yet tried natural made Shiitake.Â

â€¨ Nature made Shiitake contains large amounts of Guanylate which gives glutamate a much more intense Umami taste.Â

â€¨â€¨Tips for Rehydration
For the most delicious Shiitake, please soak in cold water for 24 hours in the fridge. To reduce soaking time, take out the Shiitake one hour after you started soaking the mushrooms, chop into small pieces and soak for another hour and then use as needed.

Directions
1) Lightly wash with water and scour dust from the Shiitake.Â
2) Place the Shiitake in a container with enough water to completely cover the mushrooms after they sink.Â
3) Put into a less than 10Â°C/50Â°F fridge for 5-24 hours to improve the Umami.
4) To check for readiness, touch the stem.Â The joint stem is the hardest part of the Shiitake. When the stem feels some when squeezed, the Shiitake is ready to be used.
5) Cook for ten minutes or more, it increases Umami, becomes even tastier.Â
Country USA
Binding Misc.
Brand SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
Label SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
Manufacturer SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
MPN 42-75
PartNumber 42-75
Publisher SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
Studio SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Binding	Misc.
Brand	SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
Label	SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
Manufacturer	SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
MPN	42-75
PartNumber	42-75
Publisher	SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
Studio	SUGIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Japanese Dried Shiitake KOSHIN, 42-75mm, 70g

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