Dried Oyster Mushrooms, 1 Lb

This was my first try of oyster mushrooms. Upon opening the bag, I found they have a pungent odor at first a little off putting. It's apparently supposed to smell like that. They are a strong woody flavor plus something else I cannot describe. The texture is is squishy like rehydrated mushroom, which I love. The bag is really chock full of mushrooms and I'm hoping it's not a lot of stems because those are inedible as I have just learned. The stems are very fibrous and no amount of soaking will make them easy to chew. I cooked all the moisture out of them after soak, with garlic, shallots and salt I didn't want to over power the flavor. These absorb flavors nicely. Oddly, they are described as tasting a bit like oyster but I didn't think so. Maybe if they are fresh they do. Overall, I'm sold. A new fan of oyster mushrooms. Delicious!

Great product. Would purchase again

I have used various dried mushrooms for many, many years. These are by far, the WORST that I have ever used. I soak mine overnight to soften and to develop a wonderful gravy. Then, I slow cook the dried mushrooms with fresh mushrooms, season and it always comes out perfect and is a hit in my home. NOT THE CASE WITH THESE! No matter how long they cook, they are rubbery, chewy and inedible. The flavor is fine, but the texture is horrendous. I actually picked out the dried mushrooms one by one in my finished gravy because I did not want to be embarrassed serving this garbage dried mushroom junk to my guests. It took an hour to do this, but I would do it again to avoid serving this horrible product. Never again!

As a mushroom lover these are great, they are a bit tough but still extremely tasty.

These dried mushrooms r a good deal n they r tasty im having them tonight with chicken n rice mmm

Very high quality oysters. Once hydrated they are almost as good as fresh. Just remember to cut off the rubbery "feet" or stalks and then slice them up. You can still use the stalks either to make broth or to put in a food processor to destroy the rubbery texture. I prefer to slice these from the crown to the stalk base to make slivers. Excellent if you are trying to go vegan. With some smoked paprika and smoked salt these are good replacements for ham in navy bean soup. I just wish the price wouldn't keep going up. Get 'em before the trade war causes them to vanish. The Chinese have been growing these gems for centuries and know what they are doing. This is one of those rare occasions where the Chinese have bested the West in quality.

Too many stems, they are like gristle not eatable, wasted money.

I'm going through different varieties of these "dry" produce. I started out with a wild variety package and discovered a lot of wood mushrooms, ( they never get tender, no matter how long you cook them. ). So, they're not edible AND a waste of money. That's were I started my journey on buying individual species. These are great, you just have to cut off the base after they are rehydrated to cook longer then the other two thirds. The flavor is very mild.... Perfect for delicate broth soups.