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Description/Taste
White button mushrooms are small to medium in size with caps averaging 2-7 centimeters in diameter and are attached to short, truncated stems. The smooth white caps are rounded, firm, and spongy. When bruised, the white flesh will turn light pink and will then transform into brown. Underneath the unopened caps, there are many small, light brown gills that are hidden with a white veil and these gills produce dark brown spores. The short white stem is also edible, dense, thick, and smooth. When raw, White button mushrooms are mild with a crisp texture, and when cooked, they develop an earthy flavor with a tender, chewy texture.
Seasons/Availability
White button mushrooms are available year-round.
Current Facts
White button mushrooms, botanically classified as Agaricus bisporus, are one of the most cultivated varieties in the world and are a widely used member of the Agaricaceae family. Also known as Table mushrooms, Common mushrooms, Champignon de Paris, and Cultivated mushrooms, White button mushrooms are a slightly different strain closely related to the cremini mushroom and the large portobello mushroom, with the only difference being predominately age and color. White button mushrooms are the youngest, followed by the cremini, and then the mature version being the portobello. White button mushrooms are commonly found in fields and grasslands all over the world, but they are also highly cultivated and varieties within the Agaricus bisporus account for about ninety percent of the mushrooms cultivated in the United States. White button mushrooms are favored by chefs and home cooks for their mild taste and versatility in a variety of culinary dishes.
Nutritional Value
White button mushrooms contain some antioxidants, potassium, selenium, amino acids, vitamin D, riboflavin, phosphorus, zinc, folate, and manganese.
Applications
White button mushrooms are best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as baking, roasting, sautéing, grilling, or stewing. They can also be used as a substitute in recipes that call for cremini mushrooms. White button mushrooms can be sliced raw and mixed into green and grain salads or sliced and served with dips. When cooked, they can be grilled on skewers, stuffed with crab, cheese, or other meats as a bite-sized appetizer, added into sauces, gravies, stir-fries, soups, stews, baked into tarts, or sliced as a topping on pizza. They can also be cooked with artichokes, chopped into ceviche, or baked into mushroom bread. White button mushrooms pair well with tomatoes, carrots, celery, potatoes, jalapenos, garlic, shallots, onion, ginger, fennel, kimchi, lime, sage, parsley, basil, meats such as beef, pork, or poultry, eggs, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, marinara sauce, cream sauce, white wine, rice, orzo, mozzarella, parmesan, and pecorino romano cheese. They will keep up to a week when stored loosely in a paper bag or stored in a bowl covered with moist paper towels to prolong freshness in the refrigerator.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Varieties of Agaricus bisporus have grown wild since prehistoric times and have had many varying uses and symbolism in cultures across the world. In Egypt, they were revered for the belief of giving the consumer special powers or eternal life. In France, White button mushrooms were cultivated in the catacombs beneath Paris leading to the moniker “Champignons de Paris" or Paris mushrooms, and White button mushrooms are still cultivated underground in Western France today. In addition to cultural folklore, the mushrooms were used in traditional Chinese medicine to help regulate the body’s energy and to provide additional antioxidants to promote overall health and well-being.
Geography/History
White button mushrooms have been growing since ancient times and were first believed to have been cultivated in France by French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort in 1707. Cultivation spread and the White button mushroom was produced in the United States at the turn of the 20th century in Pennsylvania where mushrooms were grown in abandoned coal mines. Today White button mushrooms are primarily cultivated and are widely available at supermarkets, farmers markets, and specialty grocers in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Featured Restaurants
Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.
Hotel La Jolla & CUSP | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0261 |
Lauberge Del Mar | Del Mar CA | 858-259-1515 |
Common Stock | San Diego CA | 714-317-7072 |
Qero | Encinitas CA | 702-334-8845 |
Snooze H.C, LLC | San Diego CA | 619-500-3344 |
The Greenspot Salad Co. | San Diego CA | 858-587-2585 |
The Greenspot Salad-4sRanch | San Diego CA | 619-865-0386 |
Milton's Delicatessen, Grill & Bakery | Del Mar CA | 858-792-2225 |
Stake Chophouse & Bar | Coronado CA | 619-522-0077 |
Mesa College | San Diego CA | 619-388-2240 |
Bread & Cie Café | San Diego CA | |
Rovino The Foodery | San Diego CA | 619-204-3666 |
Public House 131 | San Diego CA | 858-537-0890 |
Edgewater Grill | San Diego CA | 619-232-7581 |
Bridges at Rancho Santa Fe | Rancho Santa Fe CA | 858-759-6063 |
Fleming's Steakhouse La Jolla | San Diego CA | 858-535-0078 |
Local Greens Liberty Station | San Diego CA | 619-487-9346 |
Hotel Del Coronado Serea Restaurant | Coronado CA | 619-435-6611 |
St. Paul's Senior Services | San Diego CA | 619-806-2076 |
Miho Gastrotruck | San Diego CA | 619-365-5655 |
Marriott Courtyard Nolen | San Diego CA | 619-544-1004 |
Waverly | Cardiff CA | 619-244-0416 |
Cody's at the Cove | La Jolla CA | 858-459-0040 |
Hotel Republic San Diego | San Diego CA | 951-756-9357 |
Great Maple Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-255-2282 |
Silver Gate Yacht Club | San Diego CA | 619-888-1214 |
The Market by Buon Appetito | San Diego CA | 619-237-1335 |
The Butchery | San Diego CA | 858-345-1524 |
Bishop School | San Diego CA | 858-459-4021 x212 |
KI's | Encinitas CA | 760-586-8289 |
Barleymash | San Diego CA | 619-276-6700 x304 |
Crown Point Catering | San Diego CA | 619-223-1211 |
Park Hyatt Aviara (Ember & Rye) | Carlsbad CA | 760-448-1234 |
Vivant Management | San Diego CA | 619-885-3718 |
Sorority Cuisine - SAE | San Diego CA | 310-402-6195 |
Et Voilà! French Bistro | San Diego CA | 858-610-8784 |
Counterpoint | San Diego CA | 619-564-6722 |
ALCE 101 | Solana Beach CA | 858-342-5495 |
Pete's Seafood and Sandwich | San Diego CA | 619-852-1493 |
Jack Monaco Creative Consulting | San Diego CA | 619-318-2633 |
Rosewood Kitchen | Oceanside CA | 760-231-5886 |
Farmer and The Seahorse 2020 | San Diego CA | 619-302-3682 |
RoVino Rotisserie + Wine | San Diego CA | 619-972-6286 |
Toast Cafe | San Diego CA | 858-208-9422 |
The Greenspot Salad- MV | San Diego CA | 619-230-5946 |
Union Kitchen & Tap (Encinitas) | Encinitas CA | 760-230-2337 |
Oside Kitchen Collaborative | Oceanside CA | 619-807-7161 |
Vista Valley | Vista CA | 760-758-2800 |
UCSD Food & Nutrition Department Hillcrest | San Diego CA | 619-380-9840 |
Great Maple La Jolla UTC | San Diego CA | 858-886-7403 |
Shoreside Support Boat | San Diego CA | 704-277-7929 |
Reata Glen | Ladera Ranch CA | 949-545-2250 |
La Costa Glen South | Carlsbad CA | 760-704-1000 |
Truluck's Seafood Steak and Crab House | San Diego CA | 858-453-2583 |
Ki's Kitchen Commissary | VISTA CA | 760-777-0700 |
Jack & Giulio's | San Diego CA | 619-294-2074 |
Bobs Specialty Meats | Escondido CA | 760-839-6850 |
Bistro du Marche by Tapenade | La Jolla CA | 858-551-7500 |
Whiskey Girl | San Diego CA | 619-236-1616 |
Il Dandy | San Diego CA | 609-373-5917 |
Park Hyatt Aviara | Carlsbad CA | 760-448-1234 |
Ketch Grill and Taps | San Diego CA | 858-268-1030 |
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