Are shiitake toxic?
The mushrooms, which grow on oak logs, are low in calories but high in minerals such as potassium and zinc. Shiitake mushrooms, unlike some mushroom varieties, are not poisonous. Can I eat shiitake mushroom everyday? The mushroom’s Japanese name shiitake (椎茸) is composed of shii (椎, Castanopsis), for the tree Castanopsis cuspidata that provides the …