I was reading a menu online to choose a restaurant for Mother’s Day and did a double take. I know there are oyster and lobster mushrooms. Are there also abalone mushrooms, or was the menu missing a comma between... (4 replies, last updated by WHills May 1, 2007)

WHEW!!! You made me work to find the answer (but I gladly did it to repay you for your answer!). I had to back-track through my searches but found the abalone mushrooms in the taro root risotto entree at Plumpjack Cafe in... (3 replies, last updated by enbell May 14, 2007)

in France is an extremly firm and chewy shellfish, something that is not to everyone’s taste and only reveals itself past the chewiness. On the other hand, abalone dishes in the US and, it seems, in Southeast Asia as well,... (2 replies, last updated by Oakglen January 21, 2009)

Any abalone recipe ideas? Got some fresh abalone from the dock and don’t know what to do with it! I’ve never cooked it before and only eaten it once and can’t even remember the preparation! Help! :) (7 replies, last updated by junglekitte November 16, 2009)

disappointing dish of the banquet. The shark fin wasn’t the best quality (but I guess we deserved it for ordering the second-cheapest banquet) and the soup wasn’t that deep or complex in flavor Black Mushroom... (7 replies, last updated by capriana94555 August 14, 2006)

i occasionally get surplus abalone from a diver friend who gets more than he cares to eat on dive trips up the sonoma coast. i also heard the barter trade with restaurants and wineries is being limited by ‘the... (5 replies, last updated by Z. Williams August 13, 2004)

I am lucky enough to be going up to the Mendocino area this weekend, and I’ve heard that there is a lot of abalone up there—on the coast around Van Damme State Park. I’ve never tried it, but of course it’s... (5 replies, last updated by bennyboy July 19, 2002)

I think I’ve found a gem of a French bistro in Stratford masquerading as a Mediterranean restaurant. Abalone is located in the most unlikely place you can imagine, on Main St. on the east side of Sikorsky Airport hiding... (0 replies, last updated by rbailin December 9, 2007)

I thought I’d make my diving this summer a little more interesting than usual by harvesting some abalone and sea urchin. I’m just starting to do the research and was just wondering if anyone here has done it and if... (34 replies, last updated by joeli26 July 20, 2009)

Actually there are not 279 places but rather 279 dishes with abalone. Many of the restaurants are repeats with multiple different presentations e.g.soup and with mushrooms. Still needs recommendation. (22 replies, last updated by Xiao Yang January 4, 2008)

While strolling through Gene’s Fine Foods (in Saratoga’s Quito Shopping Center) last night, I saw that their mushroom section has expanded to over a dozen different types — and all are in excellent condition.... (0 replies, last updated by The Ranger February 12, 2006)

I don’t know if it’s what you’re thinking of, but I’ve seen "abalone mushrooms" available at Russo’s. Not all the time, but quite frequently in recent months. They look like oyster mushrooms on... (4 replies, last updated by Eatin in Woostah June 6, 2009)

China Max on Convoy St has four abalone items on it’s menu. Whole Ab with Oyster Sauce at market price, Braised Ab with Fish Maw ($66), Braised Ab with Black Mushroom ($42) and Braised Ab with Seasonal Vegetable ($42). I... (8 replies, last updated by deckape May 12, 2008)

to simulate abalone) mushrooms. The mushrooms are sold on those little styrofoam trays, wrapped in plastic. (4 replies, last updated by slingshotz June 3, 2008)

I don’t know for sure but I think this might be what the Chinese restaurants call "abalone mushroom" (no fancy species name here!) I find them pretty much w/o much flavor unless you braise them in rich stock as if the... (7 replies, last updated by vicki_vale February 25, 2006)