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

This Hunan-style ginger chicken simmers chicken thighs with mushrooms and mini peppers in this 30-minute, one-pot dinner.

Shiitake mushrooms can be used to prepare a delicious broth, serving as a base for various soups, such as fish soup. They're also great in wok dishes, stir-fried vegetables, or noodle recipes.

Step into the realm of deliciousness with these edamame and shiitake fried wontons from recipe developer Tanika Douglas. They ...

Shiitake are now cultivated in Britain and can be bought fresh or dried. Snip off the hard stems (but don’t discard them – add to soups and stock). Shiitake go well with pork, meat and steamed ...

Shiitake-Ginger-Miso Chicken Stock This stock from chef Scott Clark of Dad’s Luncheonette in Half Moon Bay, Calif., gets its luscious body from chicken feet, which release their collagen as they ...

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons sesame oil 8 ounces whole shiitake mushrooms, ends trimmed 3 tablespoons finely chopped ginger 5 ...

Remove from heat, stir in ume plum vinegar, top individual servings with toasted or hot sesame oil as desired and serve. Recipe from Clean Start by Terry Walters/Sterling Epicure, 2011.

Powders can be added to smoothies or other drinks, while extracts can be added to recipes or taken directly. Price is also a factor to consider when purchasing a shiitake mushroom supplement.