Another time; another argument: Hen of the Woods

I walked into the veg walk in on Saturday and stared directly at the cardboard box in front of me labeled “Hen of the Woods” in bold black ink. Finally, I thought, I had met the match of the infamous Chicken of the Woods that had been long debated in our kitchen no more than a month ago.
Not resembling Lobster mushrooms or Chicken of the Woods, the Hen of the Woods is flaky and more 3-dimenstional than the previous. It grows in clusters at the foot of trees; mostly on oaks and is indigenous to Japan and North America (mostly in the northeast). The mushroom is also very commonly known as “maitake” which means dancing mushroom in Japanese. The mushrooms have grayish white caps and can grow up to 50 pounds.
Research has been conducted to site that the mushroom is rich in minerals like calcium and vitamins, like B2, fibers, and amino acids. Typically in Japan or China it was used to enhance the immune system.
Now I’m just waiting on “Rooster of the Woods” to pop up.