Purest Shiitake powder brings out the best tastes, not by masking or adding another flavor, and with less salt required. Zen monks found Forest-grown Shiitake is the best Umami enhancer for Vegan Cuisine more than 1000-years ago. Now you can easily use authentic Forest-grown Shiitake mushrooms for your daily cooking. When you use Shiitake powder, the Umami taste of the food becomes richer, and the salt taste becomes stronger as well, so you can naturally reduce salt. Purest Shiitake powder brings out the best tastes, not by masking or adding another flavor, and with less salt required. We won the grand prize of the Sustainable Award 2020 from the Japanese Government.