Growing habits:

Parasitic on damp and decaying trunk, it grows on rotten wood of oak, poplar, banyan, Sophora japonica and other 120 kinds of broad-leaved trees, and can also grow on vibrant ginkgo trees.

Artificial cultivation is mainly based on basswood and bag material, which mostly grows in wet areas.

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Edible guide:

(1), edible fresh auricularia can be poisoned.

Fresh auricularia contains a special substance, whose chemical name is "porphyrin". Because of this substance, people will suffer from solar dermatitis after eating fresh fungus.

(2), rinse with water.

In order to save trouble, many people simply eat with water. In fact, auricularia auricula needs to be soaked in water for a period of time, and then washed with tap water several times. Flowing water can avoid pesticide infiltration.

(3), don't use ordinary detergent black fungus.

The chemical components contained in the detergent itself are easy to remain on fungi, which is not good for human health. The best way is to wash with salt water. However, don't soak in water for too long, otherwise all the vitamins in the fungus will be lost, reducing the nutritional value, and the pesticides dissolved in water may re-penetrate into the fungus.

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