Sliced Maitaki mushroom

A slice from a maitaki mushroom (about 10cm across). See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grifola_frondosa

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These mushrooms a delicious to eat, especially when fried in butter with cherry tomatoes and a little lemon juice! A rich umami flavour.

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