Our Maitake mushrooms are cultivated and harvested in the United States and ready to use upon arrival. They can be soaked in water for a few minutes and then cooked as you usually would - or blend into a powder and add to soups, stocks, seasonings, and sauces.
 
To take full advantage of this mushroom's beneficial compounds, it must be hot-water extracted, then consumed. Popular methods include grinding the mushrooom and adding the powder to tea bags and steeping in boiling hot water or adding to a boiling soup or stew. Once extracted, the fruiting body can be consumed like any other gourmet mushroom.