Bowa wa batanindi bowa woyera wodziwika bwino, womwe umagwiritsidwa ntchito m'maphikidwe osiyanasiyana ndi njira zophikira, kuchokera ku tarts ndi omelets mpaka pasitala, risotto, ndi pizza.Ndiwo antchito a banja la bowa, ndipo kukoma kwawo pang'ono ndi maonekedwe a nyama kumawapangitsa kukhala osinthasintha kwambiri.
Bowa wa mabatani ndi mtundu wosakhwima wa bowa wa Agaricus bisporus, womwe umaphatikizapo bowa wa cremini ndi bowa wa portobello.Ndipotu bowa onsewa ndi bowa wofanana pa msinkhu wokhwima.Bowa wa batanis ndi okhwima pang'ono, ali ndi mtundu woyera wotumbululuka, ndipo amayeza mainchesi 1 mpaka 3 m'mimba mwake.Gawo lotsatira la chitukuko likutibweretsera bowa wa cremini, omwe ali pakati pa siteji, ang'onoang'ono ndi a bulauni pang'ono mumtundu, ndiyeno potsirizira pake bowa wa portobello, omwe ndi aakulu kwambiri, a bulauni kwambiri, komanso okhwima kwambiri.
Bowa wa batanis, womwe umatchedwanso bowa woyera kapena bowa woyera, ndiwo mitundu yodziwika kwambiri ya bowa, yomwe imapanga 90 peresenti ya bowa umene umadyedwa ku United States. zokometsera zomwe amaphikidwa nazo.Zitha kudyedwa zosaphika, ndikuphikidwa kudzera pa sautéeing, chipwirikiti, kuphika, kuwotcha, ndi kuwotcha.