hen-of-the-woods

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The one I'm still thinking of, more than a month later: two grilled mackerel fillets laid over a pile of shredded radicchio and hen-of-the-woods mushrooms.

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  1. A large grayish-brown edible fungus (Polyporus frondosus) forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees that somewhat resembles a hen.

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  1. large greyish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees

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  • The one I'm still thinking of, more than a month later: two grilled mackerel fillets laid over a pile of shredded radicchio and hen-of-the-woods mushrooms. —  Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue
  • His sense of adventure makes dining here fun, and his flavors make it delicious, as in a well-seasoned Scotch broth with free-range lamb, barley and lavender, a mushroom ragout of hen-of-the-woods, cream and tarragon, or wild boar tenderloin in crisp puff pastry with Madeira sauce. —  JSOnline.com
 

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