Posted on Aug 19, 2013 in Hiroko's Blog

I love to be in the sun during summer months because our skin cells makes vitamin D, which is indispensable to our bone health. But, not just us, shiitake mushrooms also benefit from being sun-bathed. A chemical, ergosterol, a precursor to vitamin D, in the mushrooms converts to vitamin D when they are exposed to sunlight. I tend to purchase a bulk of dried shiitake mushrooms during the summer , select sunny and dry days and leave them in the sun for 2 days or so – 5...

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