"One of the first cooking guides devoted exclusively to choosing and preparing the mushroom species now available in many grocery stores, supermarkets, and natural and whole foods markets. A dozen wild and cultivated species are covered, including: white button, king bolete, oyster, chanterelle, morel, paddy straw, wood ear, shiitake, enokitake, white matsutake, black truffle, and wine-cap stropharia." --Publisher's description.