Shiitake mushroom soup chinese

Isn't it amazing that the shiitake mushroom has been around in Asian cuisine for thousands of years, and yet, it's only been cultivated during the last seven centuries (via Encyclopedia.com)?

Considering the rich, almost meaty umami flavor, and the fact that the shiitake mushroom possesses some amazing health benefits (including being one of the foods highest in the mineral, copper, which supports various systems of the body, as per WebMD), it's a good thing that recipe developer Miriam Hahn of YouCare-SelfCare is making up for lost time in this dish.

She's brought us this gorgeously healthful and flavorful shiitake mushroom soup, which contains 10 ounces of the edible fungus (Try to think of that as a good thing!) that is known to "activate our immune system to attack virus's and cancer cells in the body," according to Hahn.

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"I love this recipe so much, because it is delicious, but also contains two of my favorite health superstars," Hahn notes, by which she means shiitake mushrooms and bok choy, which Hahn says is one of the greens

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