46 minutes ago, sartoric said:
They look delicious. Do you forage them, or buy them fresh and shred yourself ?
I think we can buy boxes of "grow your own" shiitakes here. I guess they would be tame, rather than wild.
Could you elaborate a bit for me on method, temperatures, or anything else ? Thanks !
They grow in the nearby mountains and are sold in a local market. I have been buying from the same woman for about twenty years. Usually, she dries them herself, but this time she ordered me to have a go! So I got them fresh.
They aren't shredded, although some have broken. There is nothing particularly methodical or scientific about the process. The whole mushrooms are just lying out in the sunshine. It is around 24-27ºC here now. I take them in at night, when it can get a bit damp. In all, it takes about a week to fully dry them.
