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Your Mushroom Aisle Is Keeping a Family Secret

Official Mushroom Council photograph of whole and sliced white button mushrooms on a wooden cutting board.

World Mushroom Day brings a useful little revelation: white buttons, cremini, and portobellos are all Agaricus bisporus. The mushroom aisle is less of a strangers’ convention than it looks.

World Mushroom Day
When: Thursday, October 15
Explore: The Mushroom Council’s variety guide
Cook: Mushroom toast

The linked recipe combines oyster, shiitake, and portobello mushrooms with garlic, herbs, wine, and crème fraîche. Its useful instruction: cook the mushrooms in batches with space between them so they brown rather than steam. A good piece of toast can handle the rest.