If you can afford them, buy dried "flower mushrooms" - a type of shiitake with an attractive pattern of white cracks on the dark surface of the cap. It can be difficult to judge the number of ...

How to prepare dried mushrooms for mushroom soup ... a great idea is to add white beans. This ingredient gives the dish a creamy consistency while making it more filling. You can use cooked ...

The third choice of this series on dried food looks at dried shiitake mushrooms. Its rich umami ... Add 1 Tbsp sake, two pinches salt and bit of white pepper and lower heat when soup comes to ...