I ate one of them raw. I may cook the two I have left.
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Perhaps try baking with them? The site you linked to said they are often eaten cooked due to the astringency.
ETA: should have read through to the end before commenting. Oh well.
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@Phoenikia a little late to this, but I’ve only had shimeji as tempura (this was only in Japan) or as an add-in into soup, hotpot, and soup noodle dishes. A quick boil until they are soft and they’ve always tasted fine, with no bitterness. It gives my quick lunch time ramen a little more flavor. My preference is for the brown cap kind, but I’ve had both.
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Cool. I’m only familiar with the Chinese hawthorn that is red and often eaten as a sweet or snack, or used in herbal and medicinal soups. I used to love “haw flakes” as a kid, which are these pressed candy like disks made from hawthorn berry. They are supposedly good for your heart and your blood, and my mom always said it was good for digestion.
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These ones were grown in China. I suspect terroir could affect how bitter or earthy the mushrooms are.
I might try them again if I see them at my local Japanese store, or cooked by someone else, on a menu.
Not from the grocery store, but from Muji, the Japanese clothing and home goods store. They also sell soup! This was really good, but the shrimp are about 1/10th the size of the ones in the picture.
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When my mom was a kid, her biggest thrill was when she accompanied my grandpa (smuggler) in 1948 to Illinois, and smuggle it back to Wisconsin where it was illegal. I doubt the 5/o cared too much; but she thought they were going high risk. They got back with 5 lbs of illicit oleo…and hated it. She said that after they tried it, they agreed that crap should be illegal. I hate it to this day, also.
This law against oleo in WI goes back to 1895 and was repealed because:“The ban was repealed in 1967 after state senator Gordon Roseleip failed a blindfolded taste test of butter and margarine. The Wisconsin Federation of Women’s Clubs had long advocated for the repeal.” Gordon Roseleip must have been hard of tasting.
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But there are lots of folks who cant eat butter from a cow for a lot of different reasons…many of whom would prefer butter.
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Ooh, i’ll bet that’s good!
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That’s good as a dipping for shabu-shabu or on grilled chicken, too!
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It really is. Def nice with roasted or steamed veg, or grilled meats!
We liked La Belle-Mère (which means mother-in-law) cheese, a firm cheese from Quebec. I bought mine at Smith Cheese Inc at the Covent Garden Market in London, Ontario.
Picked up a box at Target today. Excited to try it some lazy day.
Also got these:
Did not like at all - they taste like Chips Ahoy Soft Baked (reminds me of playdough for some reason).
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Play dough used to smell like something that would be good to eat. I Didn’t!!
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But I remember which kids did eat the Play Dough.
