The beautiful and mysterious Lion’s Mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) is native to China, Japan, North America and Europe and has a distinctive, icicle-like appearance and beautifully sweet and rich aroma.

When cooked the Lion’s Mane mushroom imparts and equally magnificent flavour described to be somewhere between lobster and aubergine in taste with the consistency similar to crab meat.

With a subtle yet complimenting flavour profile, this magical little mushroom can easily be added to many common dishes to add a more diversity flavour to your dishes. Often used in the vegan and vegetarian communities as a seafood or pork substitute.

Having been used for thousands of years in Eastern Medicine, the Lion’s Mane mushroom is perhaps more commonly known for its medicinal qualities and is a well-known nootropic food which has been scientifically proven to protect neurons and enhance brain function thanks to its NGF (nerve growth factor) stimulating properties.

Our Lion’s Mane mushrooms are grown on locally sourced enriched untreated hardwood sawdust. We harvest our Lion Mane mushrooms just before full maturity to ensure flavours and nutrients are preserved, each one takes us between 45 – 60 days to grow.