Dried black Fungus mushroom /Wood Ear/ Black Fungi

Name:

Black fungus,also called wood ear mushroom, ear fungus, tree ear

msuhroom,cloud ear mushroom,  Latin Name : Auricularia polytricha.

A type of mushroom that resembles a large ear when it is fresh

and grows as large as half a foot. The surface of the mushroom

is purplish-gray in color and the flesh is a dark purplish gray to

almost black in color. It has very little flavor, but is used mainly

for its firm, gelatinous texture and for the color. With a firm,

almost rubbery texture, it may be best to slice it into small bits

in order to make it more easily chewed and digested. The mushroom

is available both fresh and dried.  The Wood Ear mushroom is also

known as a Judas' Ear and Tree Ear mushroom.

Feature:

1.a family of fungi that was firstly found on dead attached or fallen wood

nspicuous and may be ear-shaped, got aname “wood ear” in Chinese

3.with a crunch texture and its medical value, it is cultivated

and known widely in the world

Use: 

Fungus must be soaked in warm water prior to use (15 minutes 

for small, 30 minutes for large). It swells to many times its size. 

After soaking, the fungus is rinsed thoroughly and trimmed of 

the tough, gritty part where it was attached to the wood. 

Thenparticularly if using the large variety, it is cut into pieces 

of a suitable size and shape before adding to a dish. 

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