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SHOT 3/1/2007-3/6/2007 - Shiitake mushrooms for sale at the Far West Funghi store in the Ferry Building Farmer's Market. The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. In 2004, the building reopened as an upscale gourmet marketplace, office building, and re-dedicated ferry terminal. The restoration project spanned several years, with an emphasis on recreating the building's 1898 ambience. San Francisco's largest farmers market is held there on weekends and Friday nights. The shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia.Fresh and dried shiitake have many uses in the cuisines of East Asia. They are served in miso soup, used as the basis for a kind of vegetarian dashi, and also as an ingredient in many steamed and simmered dishes. In Thailand, they can be fried as well as steamed..(Marc Piscotty © 2007)

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SHOT 3/1/2007-3/6/2007 - Shiitake mushrooms for sale at the Far West Funghi store in the Ferry Building Farmer's Market. The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. In 2004, the building reopened as an upscale gourmet marketplace, office building, and re-dedicated ferry terminal. The restoration project spanned several years, with an emphasis on recreating the building's 1898 ambience. San Francisco's largest farmers market is held there on weekends and Friday nights. The shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is an edible mushroom native to East Asia.Fresh and dried shiitake have many uses in the cuisines of East Asia. They are served in miso soup, used as the basis for a kind of vegetarian dashi, and also as an ingredient in many steamed and simmered dishes. In Thailand, they can be fried as well as steamed..(Marc Piscotty © 2007)