Sizzling Mushroom Flavors.(includes recipes)(Brief Article)

From: Prepared Foods | Date: September 1, 2000 | Copyright information

Mushroom consumption is mushrooming. Americans devoured more than 860 million pounds of these fresh and delicious fungi last year--triple the amount consumed 20 years ago.

Though the familiar white mushroom remains the hands-down favorite--by a margin of about 9 to 1--varieties such as portabella and shiitake are catching on. Cultivated on farms, these so-called "specialty mushrooms" are now available year-round. Whether used alone or combined in small quantities with th...

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