At left, Adam Wild, director of Cornell University’s Uihlein Maple Research Forest in Lake Placid, gives a demonstration on how to inoculate logs with shiitake mushroom spawn (cultured fungus) Saturday, Sept. 24 during the Adirondack Harvest Festival at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westpo

Shiitake comes from Asia (1).In its natural state, it grows in the humid forests of the south-east of the continent, on decaying oak stumps or logs (hence its other name, lentin du oak).It is now mainly grown in mushroom houses.China, Korea and Japan are the main producers, but France has also be

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The finished product from the recipe for Yakiudon with Pickled Ginger. 

Japanese udon noodles are all about the chew, but it's hard to replicate the texture with what's available in American markets.

Fresh udon is hard to come by. So f

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Whereiwander… after much-needed rain, it is to the meadow, the woods, and the gardens. I am anxious to see what wonderful new growth may be found because it only takes a few days for the multitude of fungi that have also been waiting for these aut

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