1. What exactly is bamboo fungus? Why is it so expensive?

Fresh bamboo fungus has a stipe as white as jade, and the stipe is an oval egg-shaped dreamy pink. From the cap down, the skirt of white snow-like silk spreads out, looking completely It has a fairy-like appearance, and has been praised as "Fairy in Snow Skirt", "Flower of Mountain Treasures" and so on. In addition to its rich nutrition and delicious and fragrant taste, it has always been listed as one of the "Eight Treasures of Grass" in my country.

Dictyophora is the fruiting body of long-skirted Dictyophora fungi and short-skirted Dictyophora fungus with the head removed. It is a world-famous edible fungus. Dictyophora fungi is known as the "Queen of Fungi" not only because of its beautiful appearance, but also because of its rich nutrition and delicious taste that other fungi cannot match. Bamboo fungus has the effects of nourishing and strengthening the body, replenishing qi and nourishing the brain, calming the mind and strengthening the body. It can supplement the necessary nutrients for the human body and improve the body's immunity and disease resistance. It can also protect the liver and reduce the accumulation of abdominal wall fat, thereby lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids and reducing weight. Bamboo fungus contains ingredients that can inhibit tumors. Bamboo fungus is often used to make soup or stew. It has a rich aroma and delicious taste. It has been one of the eight delicacies of grass since ancient times. Dictyophora has extremely high nutritional value, rich in crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, as well as a variety of vitamins and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium and magnesium needed by the human body. It has the functions of nourishing qi and brain, calming the mind and strengthening the body, and protecting the liver , improve human immunity, prevent cancer and other effects. The reason why bamboo fungus is expensive is nothing more than two reasons: first, it is an edible fungus with high medicinal value. With high medicinal value, the price is naturally high; second, this kind of thing is very rare, as the saying goes, rare things make money. expensive. Of course, the element of hype cannot be ruled out. Bamboo fungus is famous for its beautiful figure. Its cap is as green as jasper, like a bell-shaped cap, growing on the top of the stipe, with a diameter of 28 to 51 cm. A circle of pure white gauze-like skirt hangs underneath, with the white stipe looming. The stipe is 32-42 cm high, made of white spongy tissue, hollow and tube-shaped, forming a spindle with a thin upper part and a thick lower part, with a transverse diameter of 1.5-4 cm. The pedicle is bowl-shaped and wrapped around the stem of the stipe. It is white or pink with purple color. It is 45-55 cm high and 35-5 cm in diameter. It is taller and thicker than the stipe. The length of the skirt is the main sign that distinguishes long-skirted bamboo fungus from short-skirted bamboo fungus. The length of the long skirt is 85-12 cm, and the length of the short skirt is 56-6 cm. Dictyophora, red dates and white fungus soup

Method: (1) Wash the red dates, wash and soak the bamboo fungus and white fungus. It is best to soak the bamboo fungus in light salt water to remove the strange smell.

(2) Put an appropriate amount of water, bamboo fungus, red dates and white fungus into the pot and bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to low heat.

(3) Boil for 40 minutes and then pour in appropriate amount of honey.

2. The difference between fresh bamboo fungus and dried bamboo fungus.

Dictyophora is also known as "fungus flower", "plant chicken", etc., and is among the "Four Treasures" (bamboo fungus) Sun, Hericium, Shiitake mushrooms, Tremella fungus).

It is a kind of cryptofloral fungus that lives on the roots of dead bamboo. Its shape is slightly like a net-shaped dry white snake skin. It has a dark green cap, a snow-white cylindrical stipe, and a pink egg-shaped stipe. There is a delicate white mesh skirt at the top of the stalk spreading downward from the cap, making the entire bacterial body look very beautiful and colorful