Our friend, Mycologist Dr. Michael Beug has been ordering dried mushrooms from Forest Mushrooms for some time. Specifically, Organic dried Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) and Organic Eastern Cauliflower mushrooms (Tremella fuciformis). He uses them for their health benefits and in recipes. On the NIH (National Library of Medicine) website, they post studies done on these two mushroom species and their potential health benefits. We make a tea from them by adding some of each mushroom to simmering water for about 20 minutes or so. They also make a great soup broth. Michael highly recommended Forest Mushrooms for their quality and mushroom sources. We were not disappointed with the order we received as Michael was correct regarding the quality of their dried mushrooms. We highly recommend Forest Mushrooms for your mushroom needs and will be using them again when this order runs out.