Turkey Tails

Turkey Tails are a unique mushroom not only for their name, but also for their unique look. They grow in bunches and fan out just like a turkey’s tail.

Turkey Tails are a flat mushrooms that can be found growing in clusters and in overlapping layers.This is a very thin mushroom with a smooth, velvety texture and has concentrics rings around it in many different hues such as red and brown. Turkey Tail mushrooms have a leathery and tough texture but have a chewy consistency with a mild, earthy flavor. These mushrooms cn be found growing on decomposing logs, stumps, and branches. Turket Tails earned their name due to their similar appearance to a turkey’s multicolored tail and have been used for centuries as a medicinal mushroom by herbalists.
This mushroom is not often prepared in dishes as it has a tough, chewy texture and is more commonly used for its medicinal properties. Turkey Tails can be dried and used in tea or as a powder as a medicinal supplement. You can also use Turkey Tails in tea as it has a bitter, earthy flavor and can be palanced with honey. In traditional Chinese medicine, Turkey Tail mushrooms have been used to boost the immune system to promote overall wellness in the body.