Maitake Mushrooms​

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Maitake mushrooms are also called hen-of-the-woods. However, they shouldn’t be confused with chicken of the woods mushrooms. Nor with shiitakes, which also have a similar sounding name.

Maitake means “dancing mushroom” in Japanese.

These mushrooms are too tough to eat once they reach any reasonable size. However, they’re used for their medicinal properties.