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  • Mushroom "coffee"???

    From chef boy howdy@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, September 13, 2026 12:35:58
    WHY???


    https://www.seriouseats.com/best-mushroom-coffee-11745209

    I first heard of mushroom coffee from an enthusiastic coworker during the p andemic. At the time, I passed it off as a fleeting health food trend, like
    dessert hummus and making everything out of cauliflower. Or, I thought, it
    must be for people trying to cut back on caffeine (couldn?t be me)
    . However, interest in mushroom coffees?and functional mushrooms in
    general?has stuck around. One hardly goes a day now without hearin
    g about chaga this or reishi that.

    I?m no fungus hater. I?ve also been drawn in by the potenti
    al benefits of magical mushrooms (lion?s mane, that is). There?
    ??s just a lot to unpack regarding the claims many brands make. A perso
    n would have to be fluent in both medical science and modern wellness-ese t
    o decipher all the jargon, and I am but a lowly food writer with a somewhat
    dusty nutrition degree.

    To figure it all out, I dove headfirst into the research to discover how (a
    nd if) mushroom coffee can benefit us. Spoiler: The science isn?t c
    onclusive, but there is an inkling of promise. I also tasted 12 mushroom co ffees and found five I?d drink daily.



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  • From Bryan Simmons@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, September 13, 2026 18:03:09
    On 9/13/2026 1:35 PM, chef boy howdy wrote:
    WHY???


    https://www.seriouseats.com/best-mushroom-coffee-11745209

    I first heard of mushroom coffee from an enthusiastic coworker during the pandemic. At the time, I passed it off as a fleeting health food trend, like dessert hummus and making everything out of cauliflower. Or, I thought, it must be for people trying to cut back on caffeine (couldn?t be me). However, interest in mushroom coffees?and functional mushrooms in general?has stuck around. One hardly goes a day now without hearing about chaga this or reishi that.

    I?m no fungus hater. I?ve also been drawn in by the potential benefits of magical mushrooms (lion?s mane, that is). There?s just a lot to unpack regarding the claims many brands make. A person would have to be fluent in both medical science and modern wellness-ese to decipher all the jargon, and I am but a lowly food writer with a somewhat dusty nutrition degree.

    To figure it all out, I dove headfirst into the research to discover how (and if) mushroom coffee can benefit us. Spoiler: The science isn?t conclusive, but there is an inkling of promise. I also tasted 12 mushroom coffees and found five I?d drink daily.

    Lion's Mane is great, but I prefer it in 000 gel caps. All I have right
    now are 00s, and capping it up is a hassle. I should just buck up and
    stir it into some water and chug, because it's not doing me any good
    just sitting there. I have both Lion's Mane and Reishi powders.

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