Dried Oyster Mushrooms 2 Ounce

I reconstituted a small handful of these yesterday to add to a rice dish I was making for dinner. I followed the directions and covered them with boiling water. After 30 minutes the water was cold and the mushrooms were still not tender. So, I popped the bowl into the microwave and microwaved them on high for 1 minute. I poked them with a fork and they were tender. I chopped them up into the size I wanted for my dish. Because I had cooked them and not only soaked them, I knew that some of the flavor would be in the water and would have cooked out of the mushrooms themselves. Therefore, I added the mushroom water to the rice and continued cooking until the water had evaporated. It was only 1/2 cup of water so it didn't take long. That little bit of mushroom water added a nice boost of flavor to the rice. I could have also saved it and Frozen it into ice cube trays so that I would have mushroom seasoning to pop into gravies and sauces if I needed it in the future. I do that with lots of different broths and flavorings. These mushrooms had a very nice flavor and texture and did not lose much taste in the soaking and cooking process. In fact, they were very flavorful. I'm glad I bought the two packages because I'm going to use these up in no time

Don't ignore the peppery flavor description. Really potent if your diet tends to be on the bland side as mine is. However i did enjoy a few pieces in my stir fry served over rice.

We live in a small town and our grocer does not carry a variety of mushrooms. This small package worked great for when we needed the ingredient for our recipe. Will order again

To be honest these were dudu. I am sorry but absolute dudu. None of my people love these because of this! It taste somewhat funky like a mix of mushroom and dudu!

Made me sick to my stomach. Smell was a bit off and there was too much moisture for them to be sitting on the wearhouse. Threw them in the trash.

Great size, and clean.