Nutritional Benefits
What's inside Enoki
Long, slender, snow-white needles with surprisingly serious nutrition. High in dietary fiber (especially insoluble), B-vitamins (B2, B3, B5), potassium, phosphorus, and copper. Low in calories — about 35 kcal per 100g — and contains the polysaccharide flammulin, which has been studied for its possible biological activity.
Health & Wellness
How it shows up in research and tradition
Enoki has a long traditional use in East Asian cooking and folk medicine. The high insoluble fiber content makes it gentle on digestion and filling for very few calories. Like other cultivated mushrooms, it contributes beta-glucans and a low glycemic load, fitting comfortably into most dietary patterns.
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Cooking & Recipes
How to cook Enoki
Enokis are the texture mushroom. Crisp, mild, and slightly fruity when raw; tender and almost noodle-like when briefly cooked. They love hot broths, oil-spit stir-fries, and quick raw salads. Don't overcook them — they go from snappy to slimy fast. Trim the cluster's base, then either separate the strands or cook them as a small bundle.
Freshness
From inoculation to your kitchen
Enoki runs roughly 30 days from inoculation to harvest. Once cut, it's race-day fresh. Delivered or available for pickup within 48 hours.
The inventory feed is live from TurboBatch, our propietaty mushroom farm management application. The timer above shows the next expected harvest based on what's currently colonizing.
Delivery & Pickup
Three ways to get this to your kitchen
Home delivery: within 35 miles of Gurnee, IL (ZIP 60031). Free over $40, $5 otherwise.
Market pickup: grab your order from us at the farmers market. Free. See the Markets page for upcoming dates.
Outside the delivery zone? Fresh mushrooms only ship locally, but our extracts & powders ship anywhere in the US.