Our small town grocery is now selling organic dried shiitake mushroom from China.
So let's see what is available online...
So reviews?
Chinese Shitake mushrooms are not delicious the way Japanese Shitake mushrooms are. Very disappointed with this product....
I have been buying and eating shiitake mushrooms for over forty years. I am disappointed with this product....
These are the nastiest tasting things ever. I tried disguising in a soup, in a smoothie and grilling. I can't force them down my throat. nasty flavor. They can't be returned either. Don't waste your money. BLECH.
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That's because even if these are "organic" they are not LOG-grown in the forest...
these are reall awful as fas as taste and smell ! Very disappointed ..
Japanese Shiitake are LOG-grown - but not in China (except for the real traditional growers)....
The product information is intentionally misleading. "US Seller" doesn't mean that these mushrooms are grown in the US. The fine print on the package reveals that they are from China. They are shipped in bulk to the US and put in bags here (supposedly). This means the growing conditions, safety, and validation of organic methods at the production site are not subject to inspection by the US FDA or any other US government agency.
We don't know really if they are organic.
So they are certified by CERES but not so fast!!
After the scandal with large amounts of conventional grains being imported from Turkey and other countries as ‘organic’ to the US, the NOP is seeking for better ways to stop such fraud. During the panel on 26 April 2018, Albrecht Benzing shared CERES’ experience with fraud in several countries. He stressed the importance of more effective oversight of certification bodies by the accreditors
http://www.ceres-cert.com/portal/index.php?id=104
Their results from China, as a Ceres official said, were “quite shocking.” Of 232 samples that Ceres tested from the Chinese organic farms, 37 percent showed more than traces of pesticide residue. “This is the reality we are battling with in China,” said Albrecht Benzing of Ceres."
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_259.html
This alert provides a compilation of all processed human and animal foods that may be subject to detention without physical examination due to illegal pesticide chemical residues pursuant to the procedures outlined in Chapter 9 of the Regulatory Procedures Manual (RPM).
This alert covers specific growers/shippers. Countrywide DWPE recommendations are covered by #99-15.Guidance:
Divisions may detain without physical examination shipments of the human and animal food products identified on the Red List of this Alert.
List of firms and their products subject to Detention without
Physical Examination (DWPE) under this Import Alert (a.k.a. Red List)
FUJIAN GUTIAN FOREIGN TRADE CO.CHN
Date Published : 08/05/2015NO. 4 Jianshe Rd. , Gutian Fujian. China , Gutian, Fujian CHINA25 P - - 04 Mushroom, Shiitake , Whole (Button) (Fungi)Date Published: 08/05/2015
Desc: DRIED FOREST MUSHROOMProblems: CARBENDAZIM (MBC); PROCHLORAZ;25 P - - 99 Mushrooms and Other Fungi Products, Whole (button), N.E.C.Date Published: 08/05/2015
Desc: DRIED FOREST MUSHROOMProblems: CARBENDAZIM (MBC); PROCHLORAZ;
So even if they actually were grown in the "forest" - which I doubt - they were spread with deadly synthetic toxic pesticides!!
Creepy.
Desc: Dried forest mushrooms (Forest Champignon Seche; Shitake)Problems: CARBENDAZIM (MBC);25 P - - 99 Mushrooms and Other Fungi Products, Whole (button), N.E.C.Date Published: 08/26/2015
Desc: Dried oyster mushrooms(slice)( Neutari; black fungus/Mok-E Busut/PleurotesSecs (tranche))Problems: THIOPHANATE-METHYL; IMIDACLOPRID;25 Q - - 04 Mushroom, Shiitake, Pieces and Stems, SlicedDate Published: 08/26/2015
Desc: Dried forest mushrooms (Forest Champignon Seche; Shitake)Problems: CARBENDAZIM (MBC);25 Q - - 09 Fungus, Black (Cloud Ears), Pieces and Stems, SlicedDate Published: 08/26/2015
Desc: Dried forest mushrooms (Forest Champignon Seche; Shitake)Problems: CARBENDAZIM (MBC);25 Q - - 99 Mushrooms and Other Fungi Products, Pieces and Stems, Sliced, N.E.C.Date Published: 08/26/2015
Desc: Dried oyster mushrooms(slice)( Neutari; black fungus/Mok-E Busut/PleurotesSecs (tranche))Problems: IMIDACLOPRID; THIOPHANATE-METHYL;25 R - - 04 Mushroom, Shiitake, Broken or KibbledDate Published: 08/26/2015
Desc: Dried forest mushrooms (Forest Champignon Seche; Shitake)Problems: CARBENDAZIM (MBC);25 S - - 09 Fungus, Black (Cloud Ears), Fungi Products, N.E.C.Date Published: 08/26/2015
Desc: Dried forest mushrooms (Forest Champignon Seche; Shitake)Problems: CARBENDAZIM (MBC);
The FDA spells Shiitake as SHITake - hilarious. Some government worker is being over-paid apparently. haha.
So 52 different mentions of Shiitake (not to mention Shit-take)...
hmmm - that means illegal pesticides are the NORM for Chinese grown Shiitake.
And CERES found them on so-called "organic" shiitakes from China...
Most Organic farms make liberal use of pesticides —the pesticides themselves just have to be organic, too.
Are Top Hat mushrooms good tasting?
A: If you were to have a blind test with our Shiitake mushrooms and a Chinese mushroom, we can almost guarantee that you will love the taste of the Top Hat Shiitake. Hands down, it tastes richer, more fresh, and has a better texture than the imported fungi. Our mushrooms are more fresh, certified Organic, and are not genetically modified.
https://www.tophatmushrooms.com/what-makes-top-hat-mushrooms-are-the-best-shiitake-you-can-buy/
So there's two shiitake farms marketing themselves as NOT tasting like Chinese-grown Shiitake.
In China, shiitake is known as hsaing ku, which means fragrant mushroom.
Yeah I've never tried pronouncing the Chinese name for Shiitake...
Over hundreds of years, the Chinese have perfected growing shiitake naturally on oak logs, so we import these premium Shiitake from China from a small family farm where safe natural farming practices are enforced offering a 100% natural product that is of superior quality.
https://www.amazon.com/SHIITAKE-Mushroom-Sliced-Premium-Quality/dp/B01N3S0MNH
So those might be a rare exception - one of the traditional Shiitake farms in China....
These mushrooms are very popular in oriental cooking for their taste and health benefits. These mushrooms are grown on Natural Oak then harvested, sliced and Naturally Air Dried with no chemicals or pesticides used in the growing or drying process.
I don't know if this is true at all - they say they know the farm in China? Really? It's probably one of those farms on the list of the FDA. haha.
Ceres was founded by people with common interest in the work of Rudolf Steiner.
So here is a company that claims to sell "organic shiitake from China - yet they were listed below on the FDA RED LIST as using illegal pesticides!!
Sure enough I contacted CERES and here is what they said:
CERES last certified Xi'an Reputation in 2009, then they surrendered their certificate.
Boroug 4, Block # 203 , 42 Mijia Qiaoxincun; Community, Gaoxin Road,Xi'Anan , Xian, Shanxi CHINA20 A - H 24 Wolfberry (Chinese or Southeast Asian berry of the Chinese matrimony vine, w/slight licorice flavor), Ntrl/Artfcl DriedDate Published: 09/16/2009
Notes: 9/26/07Problems: ACETAMIPRID; FENVALERATE; LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN; PERMETHRIN, Total (cis-permethrin & trans-permethrin); PROPARGITE;20 B - - 24 Wolfberry (Chinese or Southeast Asian berry of the Chinese matrimony vine, w/slight licorice flavor)Date Published: 09/16/2009
Problems: ACETAMIPRID; FENVALERATE; LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN; PERMETHRIN, Total (cis-permethrin & trans-permethrin); PROPARGITE;
AMAZING!!
mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides;
http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat11/sub73/item1825.html
Let's see if they're on the FDA List - they claim to be selling "organic shiitake."
Not that particular company but sixteen - that's right - 16 companies - from Fuzhou - are on the list - and that same region has a Shiitake company listed.
FUJIAN NINGDE BAOXIN ECONOMY DEVELOP CO LTDDate Published : 01/27/2015JINHAN INDUSTRY AREA NINGDE , 88 baoxin building , Fujian, Fujiansheng CHINA25 P - - 04 Mushroom, Shiitake , Whole (Button) (Fungi)Date Published: 01/27/2015
Desc: Dried Shitake MushroomsProblems: CARBENDAZIM (MBC);
So I just would not trust it at all.
Sure enough - the FDA list has FAKE ORGANIC SHIITAKE from China!
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