Shiitake: flower cap (huagu)
Lentinula edodes, Cold-tolerant shiitake
Paid culinary Profile, $3.99. About 83 days from start to fruit.
The cracked white-patterned cap prized in Chinese cooking. Thick buttons, then cold dry air forces the skin to split while the flesh keeps growing.
Stages
- Colonization 42 days
- Browning / skin 21 days
- Cold shock (off-device) 1 days
- Buttons 7 days
- Dry forcing 12 days
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