Dried Shiitake Mushrooms from Japan

Whole or sliced dried shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) that have been dehydrated to preserve them, used in Asian cooking for flavoring soups and stir-fries. Classified under HTS 0712.90.85 as dried vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared, excluding common mushrooms of heading 0712.31. This code covers other dried vegetables like specialty mushrooms unfit for immediate consumption.