{"product_id":"shiitake-liquid-culture","title":"Shiitake Liquid Culture Syringe (10cc)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA clean, lab-prepared \u003cstrong\u003eShiitake liquid culture\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLentinula edodes\u003c\/em\u003e), drawn into a sealed 10cc syringe and ready to inoculate sterilized grain or supplemented hardwood. Shiitake is the world's most cultivated gourmet mushroom — meaty, umami-rich caps in warm chestnut brown that have anchored kitchens across Asia for centuries. This is our reliable \u003cstrong\u003e3782\u003c\/strong\u003e production strain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hardwood-loving species, Shiitake rewards patience: blocks colonize fully, then brown over and fruit in flushes, delivering that unmistakable savory depth fresh or dried. It's a more involved grow than oysters, which makes a strong, clean culture especially valuable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery Gourmet Cultures syringe is drawn under HEPA-filtered laminar airflow from a single verified parent culture, so you start from clean, living mycelium instead of gambling on contamination. Explore more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/culinary-liquid-cultures\"\u003eculinary liquid cultures\u003c\/a\u003e like \u003ca href=\"\/products\/chestnut-liquid-culture\"\u003eChestnut\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/blue-oyster-liquid-culture\"\u003eBlue Oyster\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/liquid-culture-syringes\"\u003eliquid culture syringe\u003c\/a\u003e we make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanning your grow?\u003c\/strong\u003e Read the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/shiitake-liquid-culture-guide\"\u003eShiitake liquid culture grow guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStart clean\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee how Shiitake compares with faster first projects in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/best-mushroom-liquid-cultures-for-beginners\"\u003ebeginner liquid culture guide\u003c\/a\u003e. Before inoculation, review \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/how-to-use-a-liquid-culture-syringe\"\u003esyringe technique\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/how-to-store-liquid-culture\"\u003estorage\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/signs-of-contamination-in-liquid-culture\"\u003econtamination troubleshooting\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/growing-guide\/how-to-make-grain-spawn-from-liquid-culture\"\u003egrain-spawn guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable in bundles:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/products\/beginner-mushroom-liquid-culture-5-pack\"\u003eBeginner 5-Pack\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/culinary-mushroom-liquid-culture-5-pack\"\u003eCulinary 5-Pack\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hardwood-mushroom-liquid-culture-5-pack\"\u003eHardwood 5-Pack\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gourmet Cultures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45448607924400,"sku":"GC-SH","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/6834\/9104\/files\/Shiitake_9377bcdf-89dc-4a4a-aeab-ce031ca53453.png?v=1783820810","url":"https:\/\/gourmetcultures.com\/products\/shiitake-liquid-culture","provider":"Gourmet Cultures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}