Straw mushrooms avaliable fresh in asia, these small,donse,inch-long (or less)mushrooms have a broad stem and a droopy brown cap. They are often harvested "unpeeted" which means the cap has not completely opend, but these can easiily be confused with other veiled mushrooms, including some poisonous ones. They are available dried or canned outside of asia. Use them in soups, stews andstir fries