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of the research has been done in Japan. Mushrooms in this group, from the viewpoint of traditional
Chinese medicine, are recommended for treating stomach and intestinal diseases.
Flavor, Preparation & Cooking: The same as for most Oyster mushrooms. See recipes.
Comments: HypsizyguS ulmarius is an excellent edible ranking, in my opinion, above all other Oyster-like
mushrooms. I find the texture and flavor of a fully developed H. ulmarius mushroom far
surpasses that of the even the youngest specimens of Pleurotus ostreatus or Pleurotus pulmonarius.
Oyster mushroom cultivators throughout the world would do well to experiment with this mushroom
and popularize it as an esculent.
This mushroom is extraordinary for many reasons. When the caps grow to the broadly convex
stage, lateral growth continues, with an appreciable increase in mass. (In most cultivated mushrooms,
when the cap becomes broadly convex, this period signifies an end to an increase in biomass, and
marks the beginning of re-apportionment of tissue for final feature development, such as gill extension,
etc.) If cultivators pick the mushrooms too early, a substantial loss in yield results. Not only isH.
ulmarius' spore load substantially less than most Pleurotus species, but the quality of its fruitbody far
exceeds P ostreatuS, P
P. djamor P corn ucopiae and allies. In my opinion, only P.
favorably with H. ulmarius in flavor and texture.
eryngii and H. tessulatus compare
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