I highly recommend Ohau Gourmet Mushrooms. Exceptional customer service and useful advice right from ordering and delivery and throughout the journey of your growing experience. So much fun growing your own, and I intend to continue doing so for the foreseeable!
OGM! Functional foods
Crafted with purpose
Foods designed to nourish more than hunger β combining traditional methods, whole ingredients, and the functional power of mushrooms.
What makes food functional?
We process food harvested at the peak of the season, with most crops grown on our farm. This delivers flavour & function in a natural form. By keeping foods whole, we preserve the complexity that real nutrition depends on
Fermentation for probiotic gut health
Through fermentation, beneficial microbes develop naturally, helping support a healthy and resilient gut environment. This process also improves digestibility and flavour, allowing food to nourish more effectively.
Whole foods, naturally functional
We process food harvested at the peak of the season, with most crops grown on our farm. This delivers flavour & function in a natural form. By keeping foods whole, we preserve the complexity that real nutrition depends on.
Minimal processing, maximum integrity
We intervene as little as possible, preserving the natural structure and character of each ingredient. By avoiding unnecessary refinement, we keep food closer to its original stateβand closer to how itβs meant to be eaten.
Explore the range
Our Functional Foods
Small-batch foods handcrafted with purpose using traditional methods. By keeping foods whole, we preserve the complexity that real nutrition depends on.
Pink Oyster Mushroom Kimchi
A vibrant, small-batch kimchi built around pink oyster mushrooms. Naturally fermented for depth, balance, and everyday enjoyment.
Learn about Oyster Mushroom Kimchi
Fermented Yacon & Yuzu
Bright, citrus-led fermentation with gentle sweetness from yacon. Light & refreshing. Designed to complement meals.
Learn about Yacon & Yuzu Ferment
Hot Fermented Quince
Slow-fermented quince with warming spice and natural acidity. Bold flavour, developed through time β not added heat.
Learn about Fermented Hot Quince
Oyster Mushroom Risotto
A comforting, umami-rich risotto base made with oyster mushrooms. Balanced and savoury, finished with the depth of black garlic
Learn about Oyster Mushroom RisottoPickled Oyster Mushrooms
Oyster mushrooms preserved through careful pickling. Clean acidity, subtle seasoning, with lemon and thyme.
Learn about Pickled Oyster MushroomsBlackGarlic
Garlic slowly aged to develop natural sweetness and complexity. Soft, mellow, and deeply savoury. No garlic breath. It's candy for grown-up!
Learn about Black Garlic
Why we use mushrooms in food
Mushrooms have been part of traditional diets for centuries. Valued for their flavour, versatility, and the way they support everyday nourishment when eaten as food
Naturally nutrient-dense
Mushrooms contain a unique mix of fibre, minerals, and bioactive compounds that support everyday nourishment when consumed regularly as part of a meal.
Function through food
Rather than isolating compounds, we use mushrooms as whole ingredients β allowing their functional properties to work naturally within real food.
Flavour with purpose
Beyond their nutritional value, mushrooms add depth, umami, and texture β allowing flavour to develop without relying on excess salt or sugar.
Built on trust and craft
Our food reflects the same values found across our farm and products: careful sourcing, small batches, and a commitment to doing things properly
Natural processes add value
- Fermentation supported by carefully selected bacterial cultures
- Naturally occurring pre- and probiotic are present
- Minimal processing to retain flavour and functional integrity
Ingredients we make
- We grow many of the foods ourselves
- Harvested at the peak of their freshness
- If we canβt grow ourselves, we source from trusted growers.
Small batch hand crafted
- Everything is handmade meaning we can focus on quality
- Minimal salt and sugar, used only where functionally necessary
- Everything is made on our farm not a factory
Recognised for doing things properly
Awards
Our approach to food, sustainability, and craft has been recognised by both industry and community.
As seen on TVNZ Country Calendar
Country Calendar visited our farm to explore how mushrooms fit into a regenerative food system β from compost and growing methods through to the foods we make.
Itβs a simple, honest look at how we work, and why we do it this way.
The episode offers a behind-the-scenes look at:
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How we close loops through sustainable growing and food-making practices
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Yacon being grown and harvested, and Yuzu picked at the orchard
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New season planting and the slow making of black garlic
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The making of our Oyster Mushroom Risotto
πΒ Watch the Εhau Gourmet Mushrooms episode on TVNZ Country Calendar
One part of a bigger picture
Our food system
OGM! Functional Foods sit alongside our grow kits, farm experiences, and mushroom extracts β offering different ways to engage with mushrooms as food, culture, and practice.
Mushroom extracts
Concentrated mushroom extracts for those seeking targeted support β carefully sourced and prepared to preserve key compounds.
Grow kits & experiences
Hands-on ways to engage with mushrooms β from growing your own at home to visiting the farm and learning how circular systems work in practice.
Sustainability & Learning
Understand how mushrooms fit into wider food systems β from circular growing to low-waste production and responsible sourcing
