● Species profile
Golden Oyster
Pleurotus citrinopileatus
Photo: Chatama, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
⚠ Grow this one indoors. It has escaped cultivation in the US and spreads into native forests.
CulinaryEvidence: Limited
Clusters of bright lemon-yellow caps with a nutty flavor, and one of the fastest oysters to grow indoors. It escaped cultivation in the US and now spreads through native forests. Grow it inside, not in the garden.
Shroomer Score#12 of 50 species
3.6Medicinal Value · 30%2/5
Edibility · 20%5/5
Easy to Identify · 20%5/5
Easy to Grow · 15%5/5
Sustainability · 15%2/5
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How we score →In the Kitchen
How to Cook Golden Oyster
- Flavor
- Nutty, slightly cashew-like
- Texture
- Thin and delicate
- Best ways to cook
- Quick sauté or add at the end of a stir-fry. It cooks in minutes.
- Pairs with
- Butter, garlic, pasta, eggs, fresh herbs
- Prep tip
- Separate the clusters and trim the base. Cook gently, it scorches fast.
- Storage
- Cook within 2 to 3 days. Fragile.
Find it asGrow kit (indoors only), farmers markets
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