Shiitake Japanese forest mushrooms are one of the Orients most exotic & delicious foods. Shiitakes delicate yet wild woodsy taste adds a gourmet flair to almost any dish. Moreover all eight amino acids are present in a ratio similar to the ideal protein for human nutrition. Shiitake are rich in the amino acids leucine & lysine which are deficient in many grains. Shiitake are also a good source of B vitamins including the everelusive B12.