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Emphasis on tasty! The savory “umami” nature of mushrooms complements and enhances meat wonderfully. I’ve blitzed up some dried mushrooms in a blender and mixed
by bitumen 8y ago
Emphasis on tasty! The savory “umami” nature of mushrooms complements and enhances meat wonderfully. I’ve blitzed up some dried mushrooms in a blender and mixed it into panko breadcrumbs, and it works like MSG only better. Mushrooms are basically culinary magic, and criminally underused (other than as you say, those nasty white ones) in this country.
No really, I love mushrooms.
- crowbahr 8y agoMy new favorite mushrooms are ennoki. Local Asian food store has them insanely cheap and they're amazing pan fried with some garlic, bok choy and pepper.
- KozmoNau7 8y agoI much prefer mushrooms to tofu as a meat substitute, or as the umami component in stews or soups.
- spodek 8y agoYou may like nutritional yeast. I started putting a tablespoon in my bowls of soups and stews. I liked the taste enough to keep putting on more until I put in a cup or two to the whole stew.
- KozmoNau7 8y agoSure! I got introduced to it through a friend who's lactose intolerant, but loves the taste of cheese. It does add an almost cheese-like umami component.
- bitumen 8y agoYou can also use it to jack up the flavor of cheese! I love adding a little bit to dehydrated cheese, and using the mixture on popcorn. It’s more cheesy than cheese (if you know what I mean).