Funghi
Pom Pom Mushroom
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Pom pom mushroom is a market name for rounded cultivated lion’s mane—compact white balls of spines. Texture shreds into strands for sautés. Retail nickname; cook as lion’s mane. Cute packaging, serious sear potential. Avoid waterlogged storage.
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Retail CookShred Sear
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Friendly NameMarket NicknameMildRoundRound CultivatedShreddableWhite
History
Pom pom branding helped sell cultivated Hericium to consumers.
Pom pom mushrooms appeared widely in US specialty produce.