Shiitake is nontoxic and safe to ingest.

No, shiitake have a woodsy aroma that is clean and pleasant to your smelling sense. If you find a mushroom that it stinks; more than likely it is not a shiitake. Many times non-edible stinky mushrooms grow nearby to shiitake.

Bob Harris has written:

'Growing shiitake commercially' -- subject(s): Shiitake

Jennifer Snyder has written:

'The shiitake way' -- subject(s): Cookery (Shiitake)

Common names for shiitake mushrooms include black forest mushroom, oakwood mushroom, and golden oak mushroom.