Fungus (see below), which are produced by very closely related "Aspergilli". Quorn, a meat substitute, is made from "Fusarium venenatum". Edible mushrooms include commercially raised and wild-harvested fungi. "Agaricus bisporus", sold as button mushrooms when small or Portobello mushrooms when larger, is the most widely cultivated species in the West, used in salads, soups, and many other dishes. Many Asian fungi are commercially grown and have increased in popularity in the West. They are often available fresh in grocery stores and markets, including straw mushrooms ("Volvariella volvacea"), oyster mushrooms ("Pleurotus ostreatus"), shiitakes ("Lentinula edodes"), and enokitake ("Flammulina" spp.). Many other mushroom
Oyster ice cream sweet one. Lorraine Eaton of "The Virginian-Pilot" wrote that one of her colleagues at work "had nearly thrown up" after tasting Eaton's homemade oyster ice cream; others had favorable criticism for the ice cream flavour. Mention of oyster ice cream is made in Mark Twain's novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". The ice cream flavour was well-liked by the author. One tale, though deemed a myth, has it that oyster ice cream was "George Washington's favorite". Two varieties of oyster ice cream were featured at the Colchester Oyster Festival in Colchester, Essex in September. "Oyster-and-ginger" ice cream was served at