Mushroom powder

[Toddy]

This is lovely stuff. Acts as a stock or seasoning, or even just a vegan type of hot bovril drink.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/lee-kum-kee-premium-mushroom-seasoning-powder-200g

On offer in Sainsbury's just now with a nectar card.
I've stocked up

 

[hughtrimble]

Could you confirm the ingredients Toddy? The online listing suggests it's just 3% mushroom, but surely it can't be to be able to be called mushroom seasoning!

"Salt, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Shiitake Powder 2%, Flavour Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate), Flavouring, White Button Mushroom Powder 1%"

Oh unless it means it's to season mushrooms with, and not it's a seasoning made from mushrooms.

 

[Keith_Beef]

At £17.50 per kg, it's more expensive than mushrooms! And it contains only 2% mushrooms!

 

[Toddy]

It is, but like truffles, the flavour is rich
It surprised me. Very unami, tastier than miso.
A lot easier to store, or carry, too.

 

[Keith_Beef]

It is, but like truffles, the flavour is rich
It surprised me. Very unami, tastier than miso.
A lot easier to store, or carry, too.

Yes, I can see the ease of storage being important. In the past I've bought powdered mushrooms (cordyceps, shiitake, cep, chanterelle) but I have no idea what I paid for them.

 

[Toddy]

It makes an excellent mushroom ketchup too, but just added to veggie mince it makes it a much tastier ingredient.

 

[Glow_worm]

Yes, I can see the ease of storage being important. In the past I've bought powdered mushrooms (cordyceps, shiitake, cep, chanterelle) but I have no idea what I paid for them.

Same, I keep a powder in stock which is a blend of varieties. Very versatile.

 

[Chris]

This looks interesting, might give it a go.

I have a sort of ‘perpetual stew’ situation with dried and powdered mushrooms. I pick up reduced packs of mixed fresh or dried mushrooms and add them to my foraged ‘mixed’ powdered and dehydrated mushrooms where all the non-premium harvest goes, and use it as stock powder or rehydrate it for pasta and risottos and things.

 

[Woody girl]

I've just picked up some bags of reduced sliced mushrooms, which are in my dehydrator now. They have been in for several hours and still seem bendy, rather than crisp. ie, they don't snap, I want to do some mushroom powder,how snappy do they need to be? Is a bit of bendyness OK.? I don't want them to go mouldy. I store dried veg in glass jars.
Just done 3 bags of fresh carrots, though thicker and par boiled, they seem to have crisped up nicely. As has the two bags of frozen peas. I expected the shrooms to be ready before the carrots to be honest.
Dehydrating at 65°

 

[Tengu]

it sounds grand but my umami hit is low sodium yeast spread

 

[Toddy]

it sounds grand but my umami hit is low sodium yeast spread

These days mine is seaweed