Local Chefs Love Gourmet Mushrooms It’s not often that a local chef has the opportunity to experiment with a completely new-to-them ingredient, so it comes as no surprise that many chefs are interested in trying out new gourmet mushroom varieties in their dishes. Luckily, gourmet mushrooms have recently become more widely available to both professional chefs and home cooks in Minnesota. R&R Cultivation offers an alternative to unsustainable foraging and imported dried mushrooms by cultivating many gourmet mushroom varieties right here in Minnesota! Here’s why local chefs love using these unique ingredients.
Minnesota Home Cooks and Gourmet Mushrooms Home cooks enjoy R&R Cultivation’s organic, gourmet mushrooms for many of the same reasons as pro chefs: mushrooms are visually interesting, versatile, and taste great. Some home cooks may specifically seek out gourmet mushrooms because when they are used in place of plain button mushrooms they quickly elevate any dish. Unfortunately, the national chain supermarkets rarely offer any variety when it comes to mushrooms. It would be surprising to find more than two or three species of mushrooms in the grocery section at a big-box store, which means we’ve traditionally been limited in the mushroom recipes we can try at home. Now, with companies like ours offering dozens of species of mushrooms at farmer’s markets and local grocers, the sky's the limit for creative home chefs! R&R Cultivation grows its organic, gourmet mushrooms locally in Roseville, Minnesota. Order our mushrooms online →