Species: Flammulina filiformis
Common Names: Enoki, Enokitake, and Golden Needle Mushroom
Culture Collection Origins: USA
Enoki is one of the world's most recognizable gourmet mushrooms, prized for its long, slender white stems, tiny caps, crisp texture, and delicate mildly sweet flavor. While commercially cultivated Enoki is typically grown in low-light, high carbon-dioxide environments to produce its signature white appearance, the mushroom naturally develops golden-brown caps and a more robust form when grown outdoors or under natural conditions. Enoki is a staple ingredient in Asian cuisine and is especially popular in soups, hot pots, ramen, stir-fries, and fresh salads.
Beyond its exceptional culinary qualities, Enoki is naturally rich in dietary fiber, protein, B vitamins, essential minerals, antioxidants, and polysaccharides. It has attracted significant scientific interest for its naturally occurring bioactive compounds and their potential roles in supporting immune function, antioxidant activity, cardiovascular health, and overall wellness.
Each liquid culture contains actively growing mycelium from a selected culture, providing a more consistent starting point than working from spores.
What You Receive:
- One freshly prepared 10 mL liquid culture syringe
- Syringe supplied closed and securely capped
- One sterile needle
- One alcohol preparation wipe
Freshly Prepared and Contamination-Screened:
Every syringe is prepared fresh under sterile conditions after your order is received. Before shipment, a sample from each batch is transferred onto sterile agar in a Petri dish and observed during a quality-control screening period to verify the absence of contamination.
Please allow 1–3 business days for this contamination-screening process to be completed before your order is dispatched.
Quality Guarantee:
If your liquid culture is confirmed to be contaminated upon arrival, contact us promptly with clear photographs. We will review the claim and, if confirmed, provide a replacement at no additional charge.
Proper sterile technique must be used after opening, as contamination introduced during handling, inoculation, storage, or cultivation is outside our control.
Typical Fruiting Time:
Under optimal cultivation conditions, Enoki typically produces its first harvest approximately 4–6 weeks after substrate inoculation, depending on the substrate, incubation temperature, carbon-dioxide levels, lighting, and environmental conditions.
Storage:
Keep the syringe refrigerated (2–8°C) and protected from direct light. The culture may be stored for up to 6 months under refrigeration, although we recommend using it as soon as practical for the most vigorous growth.
Do not freeze. Gently shake the syringe before use to evenly redistribute the mycelium.
Important Information:
This product does not include cultivation instructions. Customers are responsible for researching the appropriate substrate, incubation conditions, fruiting temperatures, humidity, fresh-air exchange, carbon-dioxide levels, lighting, and other cultivation requirements for Enoki mushrooms before purchasing.
Liquid culture appearance naturally varies. Healthy mycelium may appear as cloudy, wispy, stringy, or suspended white growth within the nutrient solution.
For gourmet and functional mushroom cultivation only. Not intended for human or animal consumption. Do not inject into humans or animals.