The morel mushrooms, also known as bamboo fungus, is a valuable edible fungus unique to Yunnan, Yunnan morel mushrooms are mainly produced in Lijiang, Diqing and other places in northwestern Yunnan, mostly at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters in the coniferous woodland or forest edge of the grass. It has a dark green cap, snow-white stems, pink fungus, in the stems of the top of the birth of a circle of meticulous white net skirt, because of the shape of a sheep's belly and named.

It is determined that the morel mushrooms contain 20% crude protein, 26% crude fat, carbohydrates 38.1%, but also contains a variety of amino acids, especially glutamic acid content of up to 1.76?%, is a nutritious instrument and seasoning. It is not only a valuable dish on the high-level feast, but also has good curative effect on high blood pressure, high cholesterol and abdominal wall fat thickness and other diseases. Morel mushrooms are the first growth of many edible mushrooms in Yunnan, and can be harvested in late spring and early summer. In recent years, Lijiang mountain people actively harvest morel mushrooms supply exports, making it a new way to increase income and foreign exchange.