Please support
American family farms and the Slow Food movement!
Texas Organic Mushrooms is an American family-owned
organic shiitake mushroom farm located in
Our business has grown by word of mouth
recommendations among the chefs at the finest hotels and restaurants. We developed
our trimmed, ready to use shiitake caps for the food service industry. There
are no stems, no waste and no losses. The extra care we take to grow our
mushrooms without chemicals results in superior flavor, aroma and texture. They
don't fall apart when cooked. Because our shiitakes have a more intense,
clean shiitake flavor you can use less in a recipe and still have the same
flavor impact. You will see the results in lower food costs. Our shiitakes are
firm, but never tough. You can slice them more thinly, even julienne them. One
of our customers, Chef Jermaine Brown of Abacus, recently won first place in
the chef's competition which is part of the Dallas Wine and Food Festival with
a recipe using our
shiitakes julienned and sauteed. Could you do that
with the shiitakes you are currently using?
Our shiitake mushrooms are grown in
We grow our shiitakes indoors in environmentally
controlled growing rooms where they are protected from pests and chemicals in
the environment. But most importantly we grow them organically. We pick our
shiitakes throughout the day, seven days a week so that they are picked at the
peak of freshness and flavor. By carefully monitoring the growing conditions we
are able to grow our shiitakes year around.
We grow a strain of shiitakes that has a meaty cap
with ring of white spots that are highly valued in
We use no pesticides, fungicides, preservatives,
growth stimulants or animal by-products. Because our shiitakes are grown
organically you do not have to worry about residues of toxic chemicals. Our
shiitakes are certified organic by the Texas Dept. of Agriculture which follows
the USDA standards. That means you do not have to worry about the problems that
have been associated with imported shiitakes - sulphites and other
chemicals which are not permitted in the
Some so-called 'fresh' imported shiitakes are
actually partially dehydrated (30%) then vacuum packed. The FDA does not permit
vacuum packing of fresh mushrooms in
We
grow our shiitakes indoors in environmentally
controlled rooms. We hand pick our shiitakes several times throughout the day,
seven days a week so that they are always picked at the peak of
freshness and flavor.
By carefully
monitoring the growing conditions we are able to grow our shiitakes year
round.
Our
workers only wear latex-free gloves not only to protect their health, but
also the health and safety of your customers.
There
have been reported cases of anaphylactic shock as a result of
eating food that was prepared or handled by workers wearing
latex gloves.
In
an article for the
American Latex Allergy Association Donald Beezhold,
PhD of the Guthrie Research Institute wrote, "It is
highly recommended that food handlers do not wear latex gloves".
The
American Academy of Family Physicians lists "food handled with
powdered latex gloves" as a cause of allergic reactions and recommends
that non-latex gloves be used in food preparation.
In today's
litigious society a bargain box of mushrooms could turn out to be
very expensive .
We
only sell shiitakes that we have grown ourselves. We never re-pack or buy from
other growers.
Our name
is on every box of shiitakes that we grow.
What to look for in judging shiitakes: The caps
should be firm and clean, tan or fawn in color with no dirt, no black, purplish
or wet spots. Turn the caps over and look at the gills. The gills should be a
creamy white. They should have a clean, nutty, shiitake fragrance. A sour,
acrid, moldy or blue cheese type of odor can indicate bacterial contamination
as can a sticky or slimy surface. When you cook them you should smell only the
nutty, shiitake fragrance. There should be no metallic, chemical or
formaldehyde type of odor.
Shiitake mushrooms are suitable for special diets.
Most cultivated mushrooms such as button, white and portobellas
are grown on substrates of straw and poultry or other manures. Our mushrooms
are grown on sterilized hardwood sawdust with no animal products or
by-products.
Shiitakes are 18% protein. They are a good source of
B vitamins and contain all the essential amino acids.
Shiitake mushrooms contain interferon, beta glucans and have long been recognized in Asian medicine for
their ability to enhance the immune system and as a general tonic. In western
medicine various extracts of shiitakes, most recently AHCC , have been used to treat cancer, HIV,
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and other diseases. David Williams, M.D. calls AHCC "Cancer's natural enemy
" and describes it as one of the leading prescription
treatments for cancer in
During the Ming dynasty in
Just call (903) 465-8833.
Our customers include:
Fine restaurants: Abacus,
Bob’s Steak and Chop House,
Café Nasher by Wolfgang Puck at
The Nasher Sculpture Center, Café Nordstrom, Café R & D, Café Toulouse,
Chamberlain’s Steakhouse,
Charlie Palmer at the Joule Hotel,
City Club, Craft, The Crescent
Club,
Dakota's,
EatZi’s,
Fearing’s, The Fish, The Food
Company, Four Seasons Hotel and Resort,
George Catering, The Grape,
Hannah’s Off The Square, Hotel
St. Germain,
Kavala Grill, Kenichi,
Lawry’s Prime Rib,
Maguire’s Regional Cuisine, Mercury Grill, Mignon
Steakhouse, Mi Piaci, Morton’s of Chicago,
Nana, Nick and Sam's, Nine Steakhouse, Nobu,
Nona,
The Palm, Parigi,
Perry's, Pomodoro,
Rick’s Chop House,
Shinsei, Smitty’s
Roadhouse Grill, Suze,
De Tapas, Tei Tei Robata Bar, Teppo Yakitori and Sushi Bar, III
Forks, The Tower Club,
Ultimate Cuisine by Chef Tom, Victory Tavern,
Wolfgang Puck Restaurants, Yutaka Sushi Bistro
Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts
Country Clubs: Brookhaven Country Club, Colonial
Country Club, Club Corp of America, Dallas Country Club, Gleneagles Country
Club, Hackberry Country Club, Lakewood Country Club, Preston
Trail Country Club, Prestonwood Country Club, Royal Oaks Country Club, The Tournament
Players Club at Craig Ranch.
Hotels: The Adams Mark, The Adolphus
Hotel , Four Seasons Resort, Gaylord Texan Resort,
Hilton Anatole Hotel, Hilton Park Cities Hotel , Hotel Crescent Court, Hotel St. Germain,
Hotel ZaZa, The Inter-Continental Hotel , The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Hyatt
Hotels, Marriott Hotels, NYLO Hotels,
Omni Hotels , Radisson Hotels , Renaissance Hotels, Ritz-Carlton Hotel,
Sheraton Hotels, Starwood
Hotels, W Victory Hotel, Westin Hotels, Wyndham Hotels;
Grocery Stores: Brookshire’s, Central Market, Simon
David, and Whole Foods stores.
Please look for the signs that say
Our shiitake mushrooms are also available in
(972) 385-5800.
American's item numbers for our shiitakes are 7737 for the
trimmed caps, 7733
for the whole and 7735 for the babies.
Our shiitakes are also available through DiMare Fresh in
At City Produce in
At City Produce in
Please support American farmers !
The
information provided on this site is for
informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for
advice from your physician or other health care professional. We provide links
to other sites as a convenience to our visitors who have requested information
about shiitake mushrooms. We are not responsible for any information on any
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supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you have or
suspect you might have a health problem.
