Before cooking, the small white ring at the root of the bamboo fungus must be removed first, otherwise it will have a strange taste. If you don’t like the mesh on the head, you can also remove it, leaving only the bamboo fungus tube for soup; the bamboo fungus should not be long. It takes time to simmer, so add it in when the soup is almost ready.

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Main value

Edible

Dicophora has high nutritional value. According to analysis, every 100 grams of fresh bamboo fungus contains 20.2% crude protein (higher than eggs), 2.6% crude fat, 8.8% crude fiber, 6.2% carbohydrates, 8.21% crude ash, as well as a variety of vitamins, calcium, and phosphorus. , potassium, magnesium, iron and other minerals.

The protein of long-skirted bamboo fungus is extremely rich in amino acids, of which the glutamic acid content reaches 1.76%, which is the main reason for the delicious taste of bamboo fungus. The fruiting body of Dictyophora fungus is crisp, tender, sweet and delicious, and has a unique flavor. As a dish, it is the best among all kinds of fungi. It can be said to be the best in color, aroma and taste. It is a famous mountain delicacy at banquets.

In all the major cuisines in the mushroom food culture, there are almost all famous bamboo fungus dishes. "Bamboo fungus" in Hunan cuisine is a famous dish at my country's state banquet. When former U.S. President Nixon and former Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei visited China in 1972, they were full of praise after eating this dish.

In addition, dishes such as Bamboo Fungus Snail Soup, Bamboo Fungus Braised Fengyan, Bamboo Fungus Braised Chicken Slices, etc. are all famous delicacies and are deeply loved by guests at home and abroad.

Dictyophora indusiata? (Vent.ex Pers) Fisch) is also known as bamboo fungus and bamboo ginseng. There are four common and edible species: long-skirted bamboo fungus, short-skirted bamboo fungus, and spinach. Dictyophora spp. and Dictyophora spp. are a kind of cryptofloral fungi that parasitize on the roots of dead bamboos;

The shape is slightly like a mesh of dry white snake skin, and it has a dark green cap and a snow-white cap. It has a cylindrical stipe and a pink egg-shaped stipe. At the top of the stipe, there is a delicate white mesh skirt spreading downward from the cap. It is known as the "Snow Skirt Fairy" and "Mountain Treasure Flower". , "Flower of Fungi", "Queen of Fungi".

Bamboo fungus is rich in nutrients, rich in fragrance and delicious in taste. It has been listed as one of the "eight treasures of grass" since ancient times. Recently, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued "Announcement No. 112 of 2016", approving Changning bamboo fungus as a national geographical indication protected product, and designated the current administrative area of ??Changning County as a protected area, and the protection will be implemented from now on.

Nutrition

Dictyophora fungus is a saprophytic fungus in the bamboo forest, which uses decomposed dead bamboo roots, bamboo poles and leaves as a source of nutrients. In the wild, it mostly grows in bamboo forests such as Nanzhu, Pingzhu, Kuzhu, and Cizhu. Its soil quality includes black loam, purple soil, yellow soil, etc. Bamboo fungus lives a saprophytic life, and its hyphae can penetrate the antagonistic lines of many microorganisms and utilize cellulose and lignin that many microorganisms cannot utilize.

Therefore, during artificial cultivation, bamboo sawdust, various crop straws and a small amount of inorganic salts can be used to meet their nutritional needs.

Precautions for consumption

Before cooking the dried product, soak it in light salt water for 10 minutes, and cut off the cap (closed end) of the bamboo fungus.

When storing bamboo fungus, be careful not to place it in a place exposed to direct sunlight or high temperature and humidity. Please consume it as soon as possible after opening. The color of fresh bamboo fungus is slightly yellow (the white one is smoked by artificial sulfur). After long-term storage, the color of old bamboo fungus will become even more yellow.

Bamboo fungus (dried) is suitable for the crowd: the general population can eat it

1. Obesity, mental workers, insomnia, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, high cholesterol patients, and patients with low immunity , Cancer patients can eat it regularly;

2. Bamboo fungus is cool in nature, so people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat too much.

Therapeutic effects of bamboo fungus (dried): nourishing qi and nourishing yin, moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis; mainly treating cough due to lung deficiency, laryngitis, dysentery, leucorrhea, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and other diseases.

Guide to how to make bamboo fungus (dried): Soak the dried product in light salt water before cooking, and cut off the cap head (the closed end), otherwise there will be a strange smell.

The young basidiocarp buds of Dictyophora spp. are spherical in shape and have three layers of coating. The outer coating is thin, smooth, off-white or light brown; the middle layer is gelatin; and the inner coating is tough and fleshy.

When mature, the coating splits, and the stipe pushes out the cap. The stipe is hollow, 15-20cm high, white, and its appearance is composed of spongy pores;

The coating is left at the lower part of the stipe to form a pedicle; The cap grows from the top of the stalk and is bell-shaped. The surface of the cap is uneven and grid-like, and the concave part is densely covered with spores. There is a white mesh curtain under the cap, drooping like a skirt, and is more than 8 cm long. The spores are smooth, transparent, and oval. , 3~3.5×1.5~2 microns.

The fungi at the base of the Dictyophora fungi are connected to bamboo whips and dead bamboo roots. Long-skirted Dictyophora is mostly produced in high-temperature and high-humidity areas, while short-skirted Dictyophora of the same genus mostly grows in warm and humid environments. When the spores germinate and form hyphae, the mycelium decomposes the organic matter of the yuba to obtain nutrients and enter the reproductive growth stage;

The mycelium forms numerous fungal cords, which expand and develop into a knot-like primordium at the front end. , under suitable conditions, after more than a month of growth, the primordium forms a bud, shaped like an egg. When the top of the bud bulges like a peach, it usually cracks from the bulge in the morning on a sunny day. The cap is exposed first, and the stipe extends one after another.

The stipe stops extending when it reaches a certain height at noon. Long, the bacterial skirt gradually unfolds downward from the inside of the cover. When the relative air humidity is 95%, the bacterial skirt grows normally. However, when the temperature is low and the humidity is too low, the bacterial skirt cannot unfold normally. At 4 to 5 p.m., the basidiospores on the cap mature and begin to autolyse, dripping to the ground, while the entire fruiting body shrinks and falls.

Reference: Bamboo fungus. Baidu Encyclopedia