Oyster mushrooms are one of the best known mushrooms available in the supermarket. They are both easy to grow and easy to incorporate into a meal. Our team describes the Oyster mushroom’s fermented substrate as ‘smelling like licorice’, though the flavour doesn’t carry through into the fruiting body.
Oyster mushrooms, like many of Myzel’s products, have a long and storied history. Texts from Ancient Greece mention the consumption of Oyster mushrooms, while Traditional Chinese medicine has relied on Oyster mushrooms for their anti-inflammatory properties for centuries.
Not only are these mushrooms easy to grow, they are also incredibly adaptive. They have been used to absorb petroleum-based pollutants, and even thrive in contaminated areas – suggesting Oyster mushrooms have a function as food, and as an agent for environmental remediation.
