Golden Swan Dried Shiitake Mushrooms, 1 kg

These are very good large mushrooms with a great smoky taste, and good value given the quality. They do need reconstituting well because of the size - I add them to a pan of boiling water, bring back to the boil, stir and cover for at least half an hour.

Amazing value for money, they rehydrate to a good size. Good taste and texture. They should soak at least over night. You're not going to be using all of it, so be sure to find some method to re-seal these. Personally, I took out a couple handfuls and put them in a kilner jar and the rest I re-sealed into pockets using a vacuum sealer. Also, as others have noted, this package as it comes, is huge. About the size of a pillow. Another reason to re-seal into smaller portions.

Good quality

This is the first time I've used these. A large quantity (1kg) of full heads with a few broken pieces. Overall a good value product. I've never liked dried mushrooms. They are rather soggy and rubbery after rehydration. I only gave them 4 stars. I wouldn't give dried mushrooms any higher. However, I haven't fully experimented with these to see if I can get them to a better texture after soaking; they need at least 45 minutes. I would buy them again; The flavour is fairly good for dried mushrooms. They are packed nicely and the bag is robust. Buy some 4ltr Tupperware containers, or a big 10 ltr: you'll need to. They take up a lot of space. Just making some mushroom soup to see how they fair.

Like others have said, this is a huge pack and lasts for a long time! The dried mushrooms are a good size overall, you do get some bigger and some small ones, as one would expect. I can't really complain about that, sometimes you wants small mushrooms, sometimes you want bigger ones. All you need to do is soak them (chopped or whole) in hot water for about 30min and you're good to go! Small tip, don't waste the leftover water, it's great Mushroom stock! This actually works better for making mushroom stock than using fresh mushrooms! I see the price has increased quite a lot! I originally bought this for 20£, a lot better value for money.

Value for money.

Great value for money taste awesome! I will buy again.

Lovely size ans appearance testing them later today