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Popped Lion's Mane

Popped Lion's Mane

100% British grown New
Rated 4.9 out of 5
Based on 10 reviews

You've never cooked a mushroom like this. 100% British grown Lion's Mane. It grows in dense, meaty strands. That means it sears golden in the pan, crisps like bacon, and pulls apart like slow cooked pork. Popped to concentrate the flavour. Rehydrate only what you need.

75g pouch · Equivalent to 750g fresh Lion's Mane
🍄 100% Lion's Mane💪 High protein🌾 High fibre
£19.95
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Fresh Lion's Mane sells for over £30 a kilo when you can find it at all. It keeps for days. Every pouch here equals 750g fresh, waiting in your cupboard.
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🇬🇧 New Forest grown🌿 New Forest Marque member
The Freshness Guarantee. Sealed at the farm. If anything isn't right, send a photo within 24 hours and we'll make it right.

What does “popped” mean?

Popping is our own fast drying method. It takes the water out of the fresh Lion's Mane quickly, at a temperature that never cooks it, so the mushroom's fibrous structure and savoury flavour stay intact. Slow dried mushrooms often go leathery. Popped Lion's Mane rehydrates firm and meaty.

How do I cook Popped Lion's Mane?

Rehydrate what you need in hot water or stock for 20 to 30 minutes. Squeeze gently, season and cook. Sear it hard in butter and garlic, fry it a little longer until the edges crisp, or pull it into strands for pulled style dishes. Or skip the soak and add it straight to soups, stews and slow cooks.

Do I need to rehydrate it?

For pan cooking, yes. 20 to 30 minutes in hot water or stock. For soups, stews and slow cooks, no. Add it straight from the pouch and it rehydrates in the pot, soaking up the flavour of the dish as it goes.

How long does it keep?

Six months in the resealable pouch. Somewhere cool and dry, ziplock closed tightly after each use. No fridge needed.

What does it taste like?

Deeply savoury but delicate. A subtle, almost seafood like umami. It takes on butter, garlic and stock beautifully.

Should I buy Fresh or Popped?

Fresh for the delicate experience this week. Popped for a firmer, meatier bite that's always in the cupboard.

When will it arrive?

Your pouch is packed at the farm and sent on a tracked service, dispatched Monday to Thursday. We deliver within the UK. Need it for a specific date? Email us before placing your order and we can tag it for priority dispatch.

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Fibrous strands of seared Popped Lion's Mane pulled apart with a fork

This is not a normal mushroom.

No cap. No stem. Lion's Mane grows as a ball of fine, fibrous strands. That's why chefs are obsessed with it. Sear it in butter and it caramelises golden. Shred it and it pulls like pork shoulder.

  • 17g protein per 100gHigh in protein. Independently lab verified.
  • 28g fibre per 100gHigh in fibre. One ingredient, nothing added.

Savoury. Fibrous. Unlike anything you've had.

Sear it. Crisp it. Pull it apart.

Popped Lion's Mane rounds searing golden in butter on the griddle

Sear it golden

Press it into a hot, buttered pan and leave it alone. Caramelised outside. Tender and meaty inside.

Glazed Popped Lion's Mane lifted from a hot pan with chopsticks

Crisp it like bacon

Tear it small and fry until the edges go crunchy. Scatter it over pasta, salads, or a breakfast bap.

Pulling apart a cooked Popped Lion's Mane floret to show the fibres

Pull it apart like pork

Shred it, season it, sauce it. Made for stroganoff, ragu and loaded flatbreads.

It's simple.

  1. 1. Take what you need

    A handful for one. More for the table. Reseal the rest.

  2. 2. Soak 20 to 30 minutes

    Hot water works. Good stock works better. The mushroom drinks it in before it hits the pan.

  3. 3. Cook it your way

    Squeeze it, season it, then sear it, crisp it, or pull it apart.

Bowl of crispy browned Popped Lion's Mane, close up

75g Popped. Equivalent to 750g fresh.

Fresh Lion's Mane is mostly water. We take the water out, not the mushroom. Cook a handful tonight. Reseal the rest. No countdown racing your fridge to Friday.

  • 750g fresh equivalentIn every pouch.
  • Cook only what you needNo pressure to use the whole pack.
  • Keeps in the cupboardFor months, not days.

Popped for a reason.

  • Firmer, meatier bite Popping and rehydrating gives a satisfyingly substantial texture.
  • Deeper savoury flavour Removing the water concentrates the mushroom's natural taste.
  • No rush to cook it It waits in the cupboard until you actually fancy it.
  • Use only what you need One dinner tonight doesn't mean Lion's Mane again tomorrow.

Fresh when you want the delicate version. Popped when you want Britain's most interesting mushroom on standby.

Grown, sliced and popped in the New Forest.

Most dried mushrooms travel thousands of miles from farms you'll never see. Ours are grown by us on one New Forest farm. We're a New Forest Marque member, sealed at the source.

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Lion's Mane, nothing else
17g
Protein per 100g, lab verified

Ready to try it? 75g pouch. Equals 750g fresh. From £16.65 a pouch.

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Reviewed by Penelope P.
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Rated 5 out of 5

Exactly what I wanted.

These will be useful when I haven't got the fresh mushrooms around. They looked good, too. Not broken up so will look even better in pasta sauces and dishes like casseroles where sometimes a bit of visual energiser is a real bonus. I shall reconstitute and then fry to add at the last minute. I think mushrooms added at the firat stage lose their identity in taste and appearance. Soups that need a different garnish. Altogether I am quite sparked up. I have just thought of another - stroganoff.......

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Love the Lion

we really enjoy this variety for making 'steaks' and in stir fry. Nice big pieces, have not used the dry bonus yet.

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Reviewed by Harriet M.
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Excellent mushrooms

This is the second box of lions Mane and shiitake mushrooms I have received from The Mushroom Barn - and they are delicious! They are versatile and nutritious and seem to give me energy and a lifted mood - they arrived in a neat box, well packaged and very fresh - I will definitely order more 😎

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Reviewed by Andrea K.
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Perfect

Wonderfully fresh mushrooms, delivered in perfect condition and very quickly. Absolutely delicious. Highly recommend them.

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Reviewed by Carole J.
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Great product

This is the best alternative to meat for my veg friends!

Easy to cook - yummy

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Sealed at the farm. If anything isn't right when it arrives, send us a photo within 24 hours and we'll make it right. We grew it, popped it and packed it ourselves. There's nobody else in the chain to blame.

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