ggull > wrote:

> I saw something labelled "Turkey mushroom" in my local Asian supermarket the
> other day. They were basically big trimmed mushroom stems, with a bit of a
> 'head' at one end, not like a typical mushroom head sticking out beyond the
> cylinder of the stem, but obviously different (it could have been trimmed).
> I'd guess they were about 4-6 inches long.
>
> Unfortunately, googling "turkey mushroom" mainly gets recipes for left over
> bird.
>
> Anybody familiar with these 'shrooms? suggestions, recipes, usage?
> They weren't particularly expensive, somewhat more than button shrooms but
> not like wild.

They're King Oyster Mushrooms (Pleurotus Eryngii). Often mislabeled
as just plain "oyster mushroom". Never saw them labeled as turkey
shrooms.

They're very fibrous and somewhat tough, especially when cooked too
long. Worth trying a couple times for the experience.

-sw