Hen Of The Woods
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Hen of the woods is also one of the most versatile mushrooms in the kitchen.
Hen of the woods. Hen of the Woods is perhaps the most frequently used common name in Canada and the US. Hen of the Woods is native to both the United states and Japan and has traditionally been used as an edible and medicinal mushroom in Japan. Hen of the Woods Grifola frondosa.
Grifola frondosa is a polypore mushroom that grows at the base of trees particularly oaksAlso known as hen-of-the-woods maitake 舞茸 dancing mushroom rams head or sheeps headIt is typically found in late summer to early autumn. The Japanese call it the dancing mushroom because of foragers happy response to finding it because of the wonderful health properties. Maitake mushrooms whether cultivated or grown in the wild are intensely flavored with a texture that even mushroom haters could get past.
So when I discovered Maitake mushrooms Japanese name locally known as Hen of the Woods mushrooms it was a moment that brought a little tear to my eye. Hen of the woods mushrooms grow in tightly packed groups or shelves with soft overlapping caps. Hen of the woods Grifola frondosa are a type of polypore mushroom or bracket fungi with a fruiting body that features open tubes or gills on the undersides.
Hen of the woods Grifola frondosa which is also called maitake mushroom is one of the most if not the most commonly foraged mushrooms in the northeastern United States. So if you can remember where you found this beauty probably at the base of a sturdy hardwood or pine tree you can go back and collect another next year. Its ridges and formation actually resemble a hen sitting in its nest which accounts for the name.
Many of these specimens will often weigh as much as 9 kilos 20lbs and sometimes they can grow to about 23 kilos 50lbs. It is native to China Europe and North America. The scientific name of the mushroom is Grifola frondosa although it is also known as Sheepshead Ramshead or Maitake.
Simply look for white or red oaks and a hen may be right there at the base of the tree. Hen of the woods is a parasitic mushroom that tends to live off of a host tree so this can be a good tip to follow when you foraging for this fungus. The hen of the woods mushroom is one of the easier mushrooms to identify.
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