Funghi
Hypsizygus tessellatus
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Hypsizygus tessellatus (also marmoreus complex) is the beech/shimeji species grown as brown and white clustered mushrooms—firm, nutty, slightly bitter raw, excellent cooked. Buna-shimeji and bunapi forms dominate. Must cook; raw bitterness fades with heat. Roast or sauté clusters. Species underpins clamshell/shimeji market.
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Must CookRoastSauté
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ClusteredFirmFirm NuttyNuttySlightly Bitter RawSpecies
History
JP
Japanese cultivation commercialised shimeji-type Hypsizygus.
Global specialty markets adopted brown and white beech mushrooms.
Shimeji became a standard mixed-mushroom box component.