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I am substituting crab with shitake mushrooms. The recipe calls for mint...will that combination taste bad?

Recipe: linguine with crab, lemon, (fresno) chile, and mint

SarahZiker
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Maedl
MaedlFebruary 2, 2012
I am not sure from your question whether you are using crab or shitake in your recipe. Crab combined with mint doesn''t do much for me, but in Italy, mint is used with chantarelles, so I might be tempted to give it a try with shitake.
softpunk
softpunkJanuary 30, 2012
I would sub mint with chives and sub red wine vinegar or balsamic for the lemon. There is nothing crab-like about shitake mushrooms and you really need earthier flavours than mint and lemon.
bigpan
bigpanJanuary 30, 2012
I would pull out the mint - and - lemon, and sub in lime.
Greenstuff
GreenstuffJanuary 30, 2012
Crab and shitake mushrooms have very different flavor profiles, and I agree that mint sounds off here. I might just go with chives or something else in the onion family.
kaupilimakoa
kaupilimakoaJanuary 30, 2012
I would substitute. Maybe basil.
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