Maitake, "hen of the woods", mushroom is my fav mushroom. Such a fall delicacy, so whenever I find it, I'm eating them :-) One of my fav way to eat is to make rice. Just add raw mushroom, either w chicken or fried tofu (or both!). My secret is just add sansyozuke, chili infused soy sauce for a flavor along w sake to make rice sweeter and water. I used rice cooker but u can definitely cook in a pot as well.