If you don't have any shiitake mushrooms available for your homemade soup, these two alternatives should work just as well, ...

While there are plenty of recipes where fresh mushrooms will offer the best taste and texture, don't rule out the possibility ...

Food & Wine's guide to dried mushrooms offers mouth-watering risotto recipes, hearty casserole ideas and more.

Wild mushrooms are at their peak in autumn although some, such as morels, are found in spring. Dried mushrooms are available all year round. Choose cultivated mushrooms carefully as they tend to ...

However, all mushrooms are best eaten as soon as they are picked. Dried wild mushrooms have an exceptionally concentrated flavour and can be kept for months in an air-tight container. You can use ...

It's best to start soaking the mush­rooms the day before. Good dried mushrooms have large, thick caps that need time to hydrate fully, or else you will have a hard, dry part in the centre.

shallots and dried chillies. Boil the ingredients for about five minutes, or until the sugar dissolves. Add the mushrooms to the boiling liquid; the meatier types (such as king oyster) should go ...