below is what they look like brand new young - very dark like Shiitake color!   Here is what I just harvested - so they are pretty much fully grown:   yeah they have a nutty flavor that I think is stronger after the shrooms dry in the frig for a few days - to condense the flavor.... but they are also very medicinal, activating the immune system....  The major constituents of carnosol, carnosic acid, and clovane diol from Pholiota adiposa primarily alleviate AD progression by exerting anti-inflammatory effects. Carnosol, a terpenoid compound, exhibits various immunomodulatory effects, including antihypertensive 34 , anti-inflammatory 35 , 36 , anti-tumor 37 – 39 , and anti-fibrotic activities 40 . Carnosic acid exhibits inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase 41 . Moreover, Carnosic acid and Carnosol protect neurons from ischemic injury by scavenging intracellular reactive oxygen species 42 , 43 . Moreover, these compounds have ...