Definitions for "Shiitake mushroom"
A variety of fungus fruiting body "Lentinus edodes" from the Far East where it is grown on tree trunks, now grown in Europe on wheat straw. They have a white stem, a brown flattish cap and white ruffled ruffled gills. They are high in protein and keep their shape when cooked. The flavor intensifies on drying and they become darker. Often sold dried in Chinese shops as winter mushrooms. Lit. tree mushroom (also called Chinese dried black mushroom, black forest mushroom, fragrant mushroom, oak mushroom).
edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
edible mushroom that lowers blood cholesterol and prevents cancer formation in animals.