Shiitake Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is an edible wood-decaying mushroom of the family Omphalotaceae (formerly placed in Marasmiaceae), native to the forests of East Asia, where it grows on the dead wood of oak, chestnut and shii trees and has been cultivated in China and Japan for roughly a thousand years. The cap is 5 to 15 cm across, tan to dark brown, often cracked or flecked with white scales, with a smooth margin that curls inward when young, cream-colored gills and a fibrous, off-center stem. Dried shiitake have a rich savory aroma. We extract the dried mushroom.