Jacklyn

What different types of mushrooms do you use and when?

So many different and cool mushrooms out there! How do you know which kind to use for what purpose?

Alex

Im not much of a mushroom connoisseur, but I LOVE using shiitake in my scrambled eggs for example 🍄Also portobellos are great for grilling!

Aife Gomez

It usually comes to size for me, I find that among the common mushrooms, cremini, portobello, shiitake and chicken of the woods, they're all umami bombs, with flavors that will rarely if ever, disrupt or overwhelm any savory dish. So just look for convenience in cooking and serving. Some shiitake are perfect for a stir fry, a grilled portobello is great in a hamburger, and cremini are easy to half or cut into thin slices to perfectly accompany any pasta dish, stew, frittata or tortilla. For morello, truffle, and other such intense in flavor mushrooms, flavor profile is what's important, but it's more complex than could be feasibly explained in a comment.