Blue Oyster Mushrooms

SOLD IN 1LB INCREMENTS  Blue Oyster Mushrooms are beloved for both their delicate texture and flavor. While they can technically be eaten raw, cooking the mushrooms brings out the best of their nutty taste. When cooked, blue oyster mushrooms are somewhat reminiscent of seafood. Their pleasant mild taste makes blue oysters one of the most versatile mushrooms for cooking. These mushrooms generally grow in clusters of eccentrically stemmed, scallop shaped caps, but they can also grow individually. Blue oyster mushrooms are eaten in a variety of cuisines, but they are especially popular in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean cooking. One appeal of oyster mushrooms is their quick prep time; they can be used whole, torn, or chopped. Health Benefits Blue oyster mushrooms have been used as a medicinal ingredient for thousands of years. They have numerous purported benefits. For example, traditional Chinese medicine has used oyster mushrooms in a tonic for the immune system for 3,000 years or long