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Mushrooms Mushrooms, Shiitake Mushrooms!!

They are savory, healthy, delicious ingredients to any recipe, but we hope you’ll enjoy them dried instead of fresh. The drying process causes chemical changes in the mushroom that draw out its umami (or savory) flavor. Mr. Sano hand selects only the best shiitake from all of Japan to sell on Inaka Kitchen. Rehydrate them, and you actually get 3-5 times the weight of shiitake listed here!

Mt. Minobu, the “Inaka” or countryside where we are based

It’s a beautiful place, situated in the heart of the Japanese Alps. Minobu town, or Minobu-cho as we call it, is a small town with a big temple — Kuonji, the head temple of Nichiren, one of the largest sects of Japanese Buddhism. We’ll have some amazing photos in about a month as the sakura cherry blossoms begin to bloom.

Find out more about the Sano Family

The Sano family are the Inaka Kitchen partners supplying us with delicious dried shiitake among other yummy Japanese ingredients. With 50 years of experience selling shiitake, Mr. Sano, is an expert to be trusted. Find out more about this wonderful family!

Free premium shiitake mushrooms!

The first 20 “Cooks” to submit and get 3 recipes published will be contacted to receive a free 100-gram (3.5 oz) bag of small donko shiitake mushrooms (1400 yen or about US$18 value) from our founder Bushuya, a small shiitake mushroom and food specialist in Japan.

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