Lion's Mane & Bear's Head tooth - aka Hericium sp.

Shelf life and storage:

Store in fridge 7 to 10 days - always refrigerate and thoroughly cook all varieties of fresh mushrooms
Can be frozen after par cooking
Can be shredded by hand and dehydrated until crisp, then stored up to 1 year in an airtight container - always review food safety guidelines when preparing food for long term storage!
Gently brush or trim away any substrate and avoid submerging in water

Flavors and Uses:

Soft, mild flesh that cooks quickly
We recommend shredding into bite size pieces by hand instead chopping
Sweet, mild seafood flavor that reminds us of crab
Studied extensively for health benefits
Dehydrated mushrooms can be used to brew tea and strained solids added to recipes for a nutritional boost

Cultivation:

Cultivation difficulty - intermediate to advanced
Usually grown indoors on supplemented sawdust blocks, outdoors on logs with a low success rate
Requires well regulated growing conditions
Season - year round indoors, late summer through fall outdoors