King oyster mushrooms have a light tan cap with a thick white stem.
This stout, thick fleshed mushroom is pleasantly chewy top to bottom and has the advantage of remaining firm when cooked. The flavour contains a delicate taste of woodsy and sweet.
They interact with the immune system and may 'boost' immunity to sickness (a property known as anti-pyretic). King Oysters seem to be more potent at suppressing fatty acid absorption relative to other mushrooms and have been implicated in increasing testosterone 5-fold.