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Mushrooms are among humanity's oldest medicines, traditional Chinese medicine accurately describes the healing effects of about one hundred mushrooms that grow mainly in Asia.
The Shiitake mushroom, also called “health mushroom”, due to its medicinal properties, gives our cells the nutrients and defenses to allow our body to live in health.
It stimulates the immune system against bacterial agents and viruses, is a hepatoprotector and stimulator of liver activity, helps lower cholesterol, fights diseases such as Alzheimer's and arteriosclerosis.
It has anticancer, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action on the body.
Shiitake is able to enhance the flavor of foods and this is connected to particular molecules that give it the umami flavor, considered the “fifth taste”.
Fresh Shiitakes are firm, fleshy and very tasty, ideal to be sautéed, sautéed, grilled or for the preparation of soups.
Producers
Orazio Tietto is one of the leading experts in the production of organic mushrooms and an important producer of this specific healing mushroom.
Since 2003 he has been following the organic method in an environmentally sustainable family-run company.
Alternativa's agricultural project is “Colonia Agricola”, a company that has been dealing with social bioagriculture since 1989.
“Social bioagriculture means that the workforce employed is not just labor. People who dedicate themselves to the earth — with respect for its times, its needs, its nature — are special women and men. They are people, normally in charge of institutions and local social and health services, who, through agricultural work, have the opportunity to regain dignity and social redemption.”
It is cultivated by Orazio Tietto's Funghi San Giorgio farm, which since 2003 has been following the organic method in an environmentally sustainable family-run farm in Padua.
PLEUROTUS FUNGUS
Pleurotus or 'sbrise' in Venetian dialect, is a fairly common mushroom to find in the woods and not difficult to cultivate.
In Italy it is the most common mushroom.
Despite this characteristic, it has numerous properties: anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypocholesterolemic and immune system stimulator.
This mushroom has a delicate taste and fleshy texture, it is well suited for grilling and for preparing excellent sauces.