Shiitake Mushrooms are an edible mushroom native to East Asia. It is normally larger than the white button mushrooms (Agaricus spp.) found in your local supermarket, are honey to dark chocolate brown in cap color.  They have meaty flesh and a distinctive, somewhat nutty or garlicky flavor.

Shiitake Mushrooms - food for Kentucky

   

Growing and Marketing Shiitake Mushrooms on natural logs