There is a folk proverb:? The layman eats bird's nest, and the expert eats tremella. ? In fact, this sentence is not groundless. "Notes on Herbal Poems for Detoxification" once mentioned:? White ear is essential for moistening lung and nourishing yin, which is beyond the reach of ginseng, velvet antler and bird's nest. ? It can be seen that bird's nest is far less than tremella in moistening the lungs. According to ancient books, there are three kinds of black fungus: red, white and black, and the white one is particularly expensive. Tremella has always been a royal tribute in ancient times because of its rare output.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Royal Fragrant Record described:? The market price of tremella is extremely expensive, and often a small box of tremella takes one or two taels of silver to buy. ? It can be seen that in ancient times, there were very few tremella in circulation in the market, and it was expensive, which was basically beyond the average person's affordability. According to legend, Empress Dowager Cixi, who pays great attention to maintenance, still has delicate and smooth skin at the age of 70, just like a girl. It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi eats tremella soup every morning no matter how much food there is in the palace, which shows that Empress Dowager Cixi loves tremella.

Not only the Empress Dowager Cixi, but also the royal aristocrats of past dynasties loved tremella very much and praised tremella. The product of prolonging life, the medicine of immortality. ? Cixi has everything, and there is no shortage of expensive ginseng bird's nest. However, Cixi only likes to eat tremella. No matter how busy she is every morning, she has to eat tremella soup. According to Miao Lu in Yu Xiang, when Cixi was old? The skin is as white as a girl, delicate and smooth? . Not only the empress dowager cixi, but also the royal aristocrats of past dynasties regarded tremella as? Life-prolonging products? 、? The elixir of life? .

However, since the founding of New China, the artificial cultivation technology of tremella fuciformis has been successful. Exclusive to the court? It has gone to thousands of households and become the best that everyone can taste. Although bird's nest is supplemented, it is expensive, and tremella is similar to bird's nest in color, taste and efficacy, and the price is much cheaper, so tremella was called in early years? People's bird's nest? . From tremella, a rare thing that has been put on the shelves by dignitaries, to ordinary ingredients that everyone can taste, in fact, it takes decades. This is due to the development of modern science and the popularization of artificial planting technology.