Serving size: 10gm

Serves per Pack: 10

MUSHROOM MIX ASSORTED 100GM (JADE PHOENIX JAMMJP)

Elevate Your Culinary Creations with Premium Dried Mixed Mushrooms

The MUSHROOM MIX ASSORTED 100GM (JADE PHOENIX JAMMJP) is a thoughtfully curated selection of dried gourmet mushrooms, providing an all-natural umami-rich boost to your recipes. Whether you’re preparing risottos, ramen, stir-fries, soups, sauces, or plant-based mains, this mushroom medley offers depth, aroma, and complexity with every rehydrated slice.

Ideal for home cooks, chefs, and food enthusiasts in New Zealand, this 100g pack combines convenience, versatility, and traditional Asian flavour. Crafted by Jade Phoenix, a respected name in Asian culinary products, this mushroom mix allows Kiwi kitchens to explore a world of savoury notes and texture—right from the pantry.

This product is perfect for elevating classic dishes or experimenting with fusion flavours. Once soaked, the mushrooms release their signature earthy essence, delivering taste and texture that transforms simple dishes into gourmet experiences.

What’s Inside the Mix?

This assorted mushroom blend typically includes a combination of premium dried varieties such as:

• Shiitake Mushrooms – Known for their deep umami and chewy texture.
  
• Oyster Mushrooms – Mild and sweet with a velvety consistency.
  
• Woodear Mushrooms – Crunchy and subtle, great in stir-fries and salads.
  
• Straw Mushrooms – Soft, mild mushrooms often found in Thai and Chinese cuisine.
  
• Button or Porcini Mushrooms (depending on batch) – Offering earthiness and richness for sauces and broths.
  

Each variety brings a unique flavour profile and mouthfeel, creating a well-rounded mix suited for both traditional and contemporary recipes. The drying process enhances their natural flavours while preserving nutrients, allowing for long shelf life and easy storage.

Culinary Uses in Everyday Cooking

Soups and Broths

Rehydrated mushrooms enrich soups with savoury undertones and silky texture. They’re ideal in:

• Asian-style noodle broths (e.g. ramen, pho, miso soup)
  
• Chinese hot pot and herbal broths
  
• Creamy mushroom soups or bisques
  
• Thai tom yum and tom kha gai
  

When simmered in broth, the mushrooms release their natural glutamates, making your soup base more complex and deeply satisfying.

Stir-Fries and Sautés

Stir-frying rehydrated mushrooms with garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil is a quick way to prepare an umami-forward side or main. Use them in:

• Mixed vegetable stir-fries
  
• Tofu and mushroom sauté
  
• Stir-fried noodles or fried rice
  
• Mushroom and bok choy medley
  

Oyster and wood ear mushrooms retain their shape and texture, providing a contrasting bite to soft vegetables or tofu.

Pasta, Risotto, and Grains

Rehydrated mushrooms are excellent in Western-style dishes as well. The soaked mushrooms and their soaking liquid (mushroom stock) add richness and a gourmet touch to:

• Mushroom risotto
  
• Pasta with creamy mushroom sauce
  
• Barley or farro salads
  
• Savoury oats or congee
  

Shiitake and porcini varieties, in particular, work well with creamy bases and can substitute meat in vegetarian meals.

Dumplings, Buns, and Fillings

Chopped rehydrated mushrooms are perfect as fillings for:

• Dumplings (gyoza, jiaozi, wontons)
  
• Bao buns
  
• Spring rolls or lumpia
  
• Rice paper rolls or samosas
  

The texture and intense flavour make them an excellent meat replacement or enhancer, especially for plant-based fillings.

Sauces and Gravies

Finely chopped mushrooms add umami to sauces such as:

• Brown gravy or jus
  
• Stir-fry sauces
  
• Asian-inspired soy-mirin sauces
  
• Vegan gravy using mushroom stock and soy sauce
  

Using the soaking liquid as part of your base makes sauces more savoury and aromatic.

Rice Bowls and Asian Fusion Dishes

Top steamed jasmine or sticky rice with sautéed mushrooms and an egg, or layer them into:

• Poke bowls
  
• Sushi bowls
  
• Donburi
  
• Bibimbap (Korean mixed rice)
  

A splash of sesame oil and gochujang or miso makes the flavours pop. These rehydrated mushrooms absorb sauces beautifully, becoming flavour-packed morsels.

Rehydration and Preparation Tips

To rehydrate:

1. Place mushrooms in a bowl and cover with warm water (approx. 30 mins).
   
2. Drain and reserve the soaking liquid—it makes excellent mushroom stock.
   
3. Slice or chop mushrooms as needed for your recipe.
   
4. Sauté, stew, or mix directly into your dish.
   

For a deeper flavour, use hot water or broth instead of plain water. To shorten prep time, soak mushrooms in advance and refrigerate for later use.

Nutritional Benefits

Mushrooms are widely recognized for their health-promoting properties, and the drying process concentrates many of these nutrients.

Common health benefits include:

• Rich source of antioxidants like ergothioneine
  
• Low in fat and calories
  
• Good source of fibre and minerals, including potassium, selenium, and copper
  
• Potential immune-boosting compounds
  
• Naturally gluten-free and vegan-friendly
  

Unlike many other shelf-stable flavouring agents, dried mushrooms add nutrition without synthetic additives or preservatives.

Why This Product Appeals to the New Zealand Market

New Zealand’s culinary landscape has embraced Asian fusion, vegetarianism, and home cooking trends. Mushroom Mix Assorted 100GM fits perfectly into this shift, offering:

• Convenience for weeknight meals or professional kitchens
  
• Plant-based umami for vegetarian and vegan recipes
  
• Authentic Asian ingredients in accessible formats
  
• Global culinary flexibility, bridging East and West
  
• High value-to-volume ratio for gourmet cooking on a budget
  

With increased focus on clean eating, umami-forward cooking, and sustainable pantry goods, this mushroom mix delivers on taste, health, and cost-efficiency.