ONETANG Shiitake Mushroom, Dried Slice, Quick Rehydration, Soft Texture, Fresh Flavor, Stemless, Vacuum Sealed, Vegan, No Fumigation Sulfur, 8 Oz

Great quantity for the price, quality mushrooms. Texture also matched my expectations and was great for ramen

Good quantity with a good taste. Easy to rehydrate - I just put them in a baggie with some water and put in the fridge overnight. In the morning they are ready for my omelet or pizza in the afternoon.

This is a good product. In the most popular review the "professional chef" says that these are way to tough and have lots of stems. Well stems are tough and not good but that does not apply to the bag I got. I count about 1 to 2 short stems per about 25 or so pieces, which I just tear off when I wash them. Stems are not an issue. As for toughness, these have to be put in boiling water and simmered for about 15 to 20 minutes and then they're nice and tender. Any less and they will be tough. You have to know how to prepare them. These are not fast food. I love the hearty, savory flavor that dried mushrooms bring especially porcini or shitake. These are good, they do the job and for the price are practically unbeatable. However I'm only giving 4 stars because of their quite mild flavor. I've had much more flavorful dried shitake mushrooms. If they were more expensive they'd get only 3 stars but I love the price.

Thank you, Amazon for carrying these wonderful dried shitakes. I have been purchasing smaller-sized packages of these from an Asian grocery store that requires an 80-mile round trip up and down a mountain from a rural area to a metro. Even with my fuel-efficient subcompact, it is an expense of time and money. These ship from Amazon Prime in two days and although nearly the same cost as the one I get in stores, these come out to be much more reasonable due to fuel prices, depreciation on my vehicle, my time, and the potential of getting into a car accident in a metro area (stressful). I would suggest rinsing these first in warm water to remove any sulfites (even if they say they don't use it) and to do a pre-softening which will allow you to cut off the stem remnants that tend to be rubbery. The actual soak time after that is about 10 to 20 minutes in boiling hot water. I usually add other dried shrooms and some dried bouillon powder to create a savory mushroom broth that I drain off. To me, shitakes rehydrate better than other mushrooms such as portobellos, chanterelles, boletes, and morels, which tend to have grit. These shrooms are clean, with no grit, and thin sliced for quick hydration. Additional comments one week later: If you pull out the quantity of shrooms from the bag, put them into a wire colander and rinse in warm water for about a minute, flipping them over and then letting them sit for a minute or two, they should be soft enough to cut off the stem. I think of the stem as "the foot", kind of like the rubbery foot on oysters. Once the stems are off then put them in boiling water to do the actual soak. The new soaking water can be used as broth as you have already washed the shrooms. A sharp micro-serrated blade works well in cutting these. I hope this helps in your enjoyment of this fine item.

these make the most excellent cream of mushroom soup. or just add to enhance Campbell's.

Loved how clean these were and so many big slices...Not like some dusty shrooms... Soaked some in water in fridge and used them like fresh during a week of dinners (drank the broth like ice tea with honey and lemon). Added to noodles and soups as well as stir fry... delicious... If steamed they stay a bit chewy, when cooked or sautéed they are more tender. Even when a bit al dente they soak up the flavor of your sauce and are a compliment to any dish. I am about to order again now as we speak...

Sadly these are terrible. I was so excited to be able to have mushrooms at any time but these are not for me. They are pretty, lots of them too but the taste is disgusting. They are chewey, and just seem cannot be cooked. I tried several ways to cook them after hydration without any success. If you buy these good luck!

Fresh shitakes can be rubbery also, so I should say I do get flavor from these. I mostly use them with Dashi packets and Miso paste to make Miso soup, and they do flavor the broth fine. I just tend to throw them out after flavoring, as I don't like the reconstituted consistency. This is not a reflection on this Vendor, as I did mention above that fresh shitake tend to be rubbery after cooking also. I think this Vendor provides a fair product for a fair price.

Super tasty mushrooms. They rehydrate really well. Spot on for soups and broths and really handy to have in. Huge bag too. Great value.

I was surprised by the generous amount of mushroom slices in the package. These are very good quality and very delicious! It is convenient to have them already sliced and ready to use once rehydrated. They smell wonderful and taste as delicious as they smell. Excellent product!

These are so delicious!

Quick delivery, excellent quality and fair price

Overpriced but good flavour