Maitake mushrooms are native to Japan, China and parts of North America and can be found growing wild at the base of oak trees. Sourced from a Chinese mushroom specialist, our organic maitake mushroom powder boasts an impressive nutritional profile and is great in savoury dishes.
Maitake or ?Grifola Frondosa?, is also known as ?the dancing mushroom? in Japan due to being such a high value commodity that locals would dance with joy upon finding it in the wild. Not only was it valued for its nutritional benefits, but for use in ancient medicine as it was believed to have powerful healing properties. Ancient Japanese villagers would guard the location of wild maitake as a sworn secret, taking it to their grave before revealing the whereabouts of the valuable mushroom in their will.
Harvested in the autumn, maitake mushrooms typically grow to 3-15lbs but have been known to grow as large as 100lbs in the wild! It is a staple ingredient in Japanese and Chinese cuisine ? widely renowned for having a delicious taste and is even said to be a favourite among Japanese royalty.
Maitake mushroom has a strong earthy taste making it a delicious addition to savoury recipes. Enhance the flavour of soups, stir-fries, bolognese and curries or add ? teaspoon in your morning coffee for a hip superfood mushroom coffee fix.
