I grew up in a household where mushrooms were as ubiquitous as cooking oil and eggs. We picked them up on every grocery run, ...

and break them and the shimeji mushrooms into clumps. Simmer the seafood, putting the ingredients in the pot according to how long they take to cook. Start cooking the crabs first, simmering them ...

After you find morel mushrooms, but before you cook them, you need to clean them. Soaking morels in water for a couple of hours cleans them and washes out any bugs living inside the hallow mushrooms.