Originally, Maitake was a common and popular edible and medicinal mushroom in Japan that grows on tree roots, primarily old oak roots. With its large fruiting body consisting of many small grey to grey-brown felt caps, the mushroom is able to perfectly blend into its environment, making it difficult to detect in nature.
The mushroom, which is also known under the name hen-of-the-woods, has a pleasant taste with an intense mushroom flavour, and is now also cultivated in North America and Europe in addition to Japan.
The mushroom, which is also known under the name hen-of-the-woods, has a pleasant taste with an intense mushroom flavour, and is now also cultivated in North America and Europe in addition to Japan.