What are White Mushrooms?

White mushrooms, also called button mushrooms, are the youngest mushroom of its family.  People classify white mushrooms as one of the most common and popular mushrooms available in the United States.  This mushroom has a short white stem, round white cap, and white interior.  The mushroom cap may feel smooth or textured.  Quality white mushrooms feel spongy, firm, and dry.  White mushrooms may have an earthy smell.

What Do White Mushrooms Taste Like?

White mushrooms taste mild with traces of earthiness.  When cooked, their flavor intensifies.

How Do You Eat White Mushrooms?

Eat white mushrooms raw or cooked.  Make sure to clean white mushrooms with a damp cloth before using them.  People tend to enjoy raw white mushrooms in salads.  Common cooking methods for white mushrooms include sauteing, roasting, frying, or grilling.  Garlic or cream-based dishes pair well with white mushrooms.  Use white mushrooms on pizzas, in pasta, in sauce, or stuffed as appetizers.

Where Can You Buy White Mushrooms?

Find white mushrooms year-round in the produce section of the grocery store.  They may come packaged in shrink-wrap.

How Do You Store White Mushrooms?

Avoid washing your white mushrooms before storing them.  Remove white mushrooms from any shrink-wrap or other packaging.  Wrap the mushrooms in dry paper towels and place them in a paper bag.  Store them in the refrigerator and use within a few days.

Fun Facts About White Mushrooms

Of all the mushrooms we eat in the United States, about 90% of them are white mushrooms.

Did You Know?

White mushrooms, cremini mushrooms, and portobello mushrooms all come from the same mushroom family.  The main difference between white mushrooms and cremini and portobello mushrooms lies in their colors.  White mushrooms have white stems and caps while cremini and portobello mushrooms have brown caps.

Recipes Using White Mushrooms

Pizza

Load up your pizza with a variety of toppings. Assemble your pizza with rolling out pizza dough, pizza sauce, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese. Then, top with pepperoni, bell peppers, black olives, red onions, and white mushrooms. Bake until fully cooked and enjoy.

Full English Breakfast

Serve up all or part of a Full English Breakfast for everyone to enjoy. Cook back bacon and sausage links until cooked through. Use a frying pan to cook eggs. Grill or bake sliced tomatoes and white mushrooms. Serve all components with toast and warmed English baked beans.

Easy Sauteed Mushrooms

Combine garlic and white mushrooms to create an easy side dish. Start by heating butter and olive oil in a skillet. Then, add white mushrooms and brown one side. When you flip the mushrooms, add the garlic and finish cooking.

Stuffed Mushrooms

Stuff the caps of white mushrooms to create a delicious appetizer. Remove the stems from the white mushrooms. Create the filling for the mushroom caps. Common fillings include cream cheese, parmesan cheese, or sausage. Bake the stuffed mushrooms and serve.

Fettuccine Alfredo

Serve your white mushrooms with a hearty fettuccine alfredo. Add diced white mushrooms to the finished sauce and warm through. Then, serve the sauce over fettuccine pasta. Top pasta with parmesan cheese and fresh parsley.