Re: Mushrooms
There are many types of mushrooms and they can be quite different tasting -
the ordinary button mushrooms or champignon are very versatile and not very strong tasting. The oyster or elephant ear variety are also mild but more "meaty" in texture. In Italy we also get another 4-5 varieties fresh in season, including the delicious and rather expensive porcini (the rest of the year we use them dried), the yellow chiodini and a few more.
If you go to a Japanese or chinese shop you should be able to buy several different types of dried mushrooms which also have medicinal properties. I'm a mushroom freak so I love them all....