Use of household refrigerator for mushroom storage

—Comparison of acceptabillity of storing frozen Tricholoma matsutake and Pholiota nameko and rehydrated dried Lentinus edodes in household freezer—

Abstract

  A short-term frozen storage time has no effect on the taste of Tricholoma matsutake (abbrev. matsutake) in soup and foil-roast, and Pholiota nameko (nameko) in rice porridge. The taste of frozen matsutake and nameko have taste similar to the fresh ones in sensory tests.  A three-month frozen storage is utilized for dried shiitake which is rehydrated before freezing. The rehydrating method is for 8 to 12 hours at 5°C in a household freezer.