The Steak Mushroom is used in the Bowtie Grilled Maitake Mushroom Chicken Burger.

Steak mushrooms (Fistullnhepatica), also known as matsutake mushrooms, Puerto Rican mushrooms, brown mushrooms, bull's tongue mushrooms, pork liver mushrooms, pig tongue mushrooms, Japan called liver mushrooms, fresh blood mushrooms, mushrooms, mushrooms, mushroom flesh, fluffy, juicy, reddish-brown, short-stalked or no, strong flavor, can be used as a medicine, dietary therapy to replenish the role of blood. It is a rare edible fungus in cold temperate to subtropical regions. Often born on oak trees, mushroom flesh rough, slightly bitter, young bacteria taste better. It has high commercial value and can be produced in large area. Mushroom temperature 10-30 ℃, to cultivation methods similar to the substitute material Ganoderma lucidum. Soak it to soften it, then simmer it thoroughly, the flesh is tender, slippery and fluffy, soft and juicy, not rotten and with delicious fragrance, sweetness and comfortable gelatinous feeling after a long time of cooking. Often appear in the fall.

Steak mushrooms are called steak mushrooms because their flesh is cut longitudinally like shredded meat, and they are also called liver mushrooms because their flesh is blood-red like liver. The flesh of its fruiting body is soft, pliable and juicy, pink or blood-red in color, and dark brown after maturity. It is initially spherical, then elongates into a flattened tongue-like spatula or liver shape, with a body of 13 centimeters or more. The cap is bright red, the flesh stem is purplish red, the round cap resembles a large tongue, and the red cap contains bright red juice.

Steak mushrooms are tender and have a special lemon flavor, rich in vitamin C and a variety of amino acids. It can be cooked into delicious dishes, highly respected by European, American and Japanese gourmets. Regular use can reduce the accumulation of cholesterol, reduce the preparation of pressure, increase the body's immunity, prevention and treatment of scurvy, can be used as medicine, with anti-inflammatory accumulation, treatment of gastroenteritis efficacy, therapeutic blood tonic effect. The fermented mycelium of steak mushroom contains a new antifungal antibiotic, 17 kinds of amino acids such as leucine, and a rare amino acid - butyric acid. It is a valuable color, shape and taste of the whole, both food and medicine, delicious edible mushrooms, "beef on the mountain" reputation, favored by consumers. Especially in Europe and the United States countries are highly respected, often appear in the national feast. The fungus is expensive, the market gap is very large.