Mushrooms come to us as cultivated, grown in some manner by man, or, as wild, originating in wooded forests. Interestingly enough, cultivated mushrooms do not grow in the wild and wild mushrooms have yet to be successfully cultivated by man.
Crimini mushrooms have a light tan, coffee colored cap that fades into their stems. Their deep, rich, meaty flavor sets them apart from the common white mushroom.
These mushrooms are the most well known in America and Europe, (they also happen to be the same species as crimini mushrooms, baby portabella, baby bella, mini bella, button mushrooms, brown mushrooms and the portabella mushroom).