Shiitake

Shiitake(Lentinula edodes, edible mushroom, "queen among mushrooms", XiangGu /scented mushroom/) belongs to the group of wood-destroying fungi. They can be grown on logs, stumps and logs in domestic conditions. In nature, it also grows on this substrate, especially on deciduous trees. The fungus does not grow in our area. Shiitake has a scaly, light to dark brown cap, which is about 5-12 cm in diameter and is on an approximately 3-5 cm high stem. Shiitake flesh has a firm consistency and a strong aroma. This makes it an ideal ingredient for dishes, especially those in Asia where the mushroom is at home and in the wild. Asian countries are also the largest producers of Shiitake. The cultivation and especially the use of this mushroom for medicinal purposes in Asia, especially in China and Japan, has a long tradition, literally thousands of years. Japanese writings from 199 AD describe how the Kyusuyas, a Japanese tribe, brought Shiitake as a gift to the Japanese emperor. There are also many references to Shiitake in the historical writings of traditional Chinese medicine, where it is referred to as the elixir of life. Texts from the Sung Dynasty (960-1127) even speak of the early cultivation and targeted cultivation of this mushroom. In 1313 another text was written that further specifies the cultivation technique, this one by Wang Cheng. Today, the mushroom is commercially cultivated all over the world. For our world, it was first described and included in the system in 1877 by M. J. Berkeley, who named it Agaricus edodes. This name Shiitake lasted until 1976, when D. Pegler assigned it to the genus Lentinula.

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