ONETANG Natural Dried Shiitake Mushrooms - Premium Flavors |AAA Grade Extra Dry Mushrooms for Soups Sauces Pasta and Risotto Rehydrate Quickly All Natural & Vegan | 16 Oz

These mushroom are small but very aromatic and taste very good when stir fried with oyster sauce. You might find it a bit chewy if you soak it only for a couple of hours, soak it overnight will make it very soft to bit, don't throw the soaking water, heat it up and add a teaspoon of miso paste and will turn it into a very tasty miso soup! I'm very pleased with these dry mushroom.

Good as expected, no mold or bad smell.

For $15 (at the time of this review), you can't beat these mushrooms. You get a TON of them (realise most will at least double in size when reconstituted), they are packaged well in a tough resealable pouch, they are the more stronger-tasting Asian strain, and many of them are picture-perfect.That said, they are not ALL pretty (if that matters to you), some won't double in size, and because they might be different from what you're used to, you might think they stink. But still, you are getting more than you pay for, in my humble opinion. Just look at any mushroom product, but particularly Shiitake. These things are usually expensive, even dried.I usually let them soak in a sealed container in the fridge overnight. Like I said, there is a strong garlic-y onion-y kind of smell. It takes getting used to, but I like it now. They smell almost bad the first time you try them. Don't throw them out - they're NOT BAD (to be safe I must add "most probably"). Shiitake are SUPPOSED to kind of stink. Once they are nice and tender and plump, pat them dry and slice them into strips, and fry them up in butter with a steak and onions. Or add slices to your favorite soup or stew. I like dicing up like 2 of them, frying them in butter, and adding to a can of cream of mushroom soup, made with half and half instead of milk. Anywhere a mushroom would go good, these particular mushrooms go great. Now I'm hungry. :)In addition to the tip about soaking them in a sealed container, be sure and rip off the stems (with pliers - you'll need pliers) before soaking. The stems are tough as wood and absolutely inedible. Large asparagus bases times 10. If you wait until you soak them, they not only are tough, they are splintery and much harder to remove. It's easier to just rip them off when they are dry. Then, all you have to do is slice and/or dice away.If you're used to much more expensive dried Shiitake, you probably aren't going to be buying these anyway (unless you just want to complain about them). But, for the home cook looking to add some exotic flavor, I'd definitely recommend. Leave your expectations open if you've never had real Asian Shiitake, and give them a try. Even if you don't like them, you're not out much money.

Good price at 25 dollars but would be nice to see these in stock more often

I like the taste better than fresh mushrooms, especially in fried rice.