Wood ear mushroom or jelly ear often grow on damp rotten wood. This mushroom shaped like cat’s ears. We must choose mushrooms that grow on non-toxic rotten trees such as mulberry, fig, jackfruit, etc.
The wood ear fungus grows in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. Most are in Southeast Asia including Vietnam and China. In Australia, black type grows on decaying eucalyptus wood.
Mushroom ears are in the form of an earlobes, usually stemless. It is soft when fresh, and brittle when dried. Its top face has thick, thin or hairless hair. Colors vary from white, orange, brown, purple and black. Mushrooms grow on substrates such as rotten wood and fibrous materials.
Wood ear mushroom or fungus develops through four stages. Mushroom ear has many curves and ridges like a cat’s ear with many veins, so it is called cat ear fungus or wood ear fungus.
Scientific studies show that 100g of black fungus contains 10.6 protid. Moreover, it contains 0.2g lipid, 65.5g fibrous glucide, 5g crude matter, Ca 35.7mg, Fe 185mg, carotene 0.03mg. In addition, it has vitamin B1 0.15mg, vitamin B2 0.55mg and vitamin PP 2.6mg.
According to scientists, eating this mushrooms will help prevent occlusion or rupture of blood vessels in people with high blood pressure. Besides, it helps to limit stroke, myocardial infarction. The blood circulation should maintain good as well.
Asian people have been using this mushrooms in cuisine and medicine for a long time. Recently, many people in the West also include it high-class dishes.
In Vietnam, black wood ear fungus is a very familiar food, especially on the occasion of Tet holiday, anniversaries, weddings… and high-class dishes in restaurants.
In general, wood ear mushroom is good food for many cuisines and for health remedy as well. To get quotation, Buy it here!
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