Cremini Mushrooms

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Cremini mushrooms, also called crimini mushrooms, are actually part of the same ​species as button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus), but are a brown variation with a slightly deeper flavour.

All button mushrooms ​used to be brown until 1926, when a mushroom farmer in Pennsylvania found a cluster of white buttons growing in his beds, which he cloned and began selling as a new variety​.

How to Purchase: Can be purchased in bulk and cello-wrapped trays.
Taste Profile: Meaty and earthy flavour, more intense than the white mushroom.
How to Serve: Can be eaten raw or cooked. They make a great substitute for white mushrooms. Fantastic in salads, soups and entrées.
Storage: Keep Crimini mushrooms refrigerated in a paper bag for up to 5 days.