10 different types of mushrooms and their Benefits
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Closed cup
These medium-sized white mushrooms are the most common type. They’re a good all-rounder, and can be eaten raw in salads or fried for sauces or stuffings.
Open cup/flat
Large and white, their size and shape makes them ideal for roasting whole – meaning they’re great mushrooms to use as a veggie alternative to a meat burger.
Chestnut
These brown mushrooms are interchangeable with closed cup, but have a slightly deeper, nutty flavour. They're great in our mushroom and aubergine pizza pie, as well as our top-rated mushroom risotto.
Portobello
These are excellent for stuffing and baking, but their meaty texture makes them a fantastic toast topper when sliced and fried .
Shiitake
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a small woody plant native to India and North Africa. Its root and berries are used to produce a very popular Ayurvedic remedy (3Trusted Source).
Oyster
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a small woody plant native to India and North Africa. Its root and berries are used to produce a very popular Ayurvedic remedy (3Trusted Source).
King oyster
New to shops, this mushroom has a thick, meaty stem that can be sliced and griddled or fried like meat.
Porcini mushrooms
The king of the wild mushroom come under several names. ‘Porcini’ is their Italian name, cep is the French and the lesser used Penny Bun is the English.
Enoki mushrooms
These very thin, white mushrooms are used predominantly in Japanese and East Asian cooking. T