Autumn auricularia auricula is a kind of auricularia auricula harvested in autumn in Northeast China. Auricularia auricula originated in the Qing Dynasty, when a doctor too much discovered a creature that was very similar to Auricularia auricula, but Auricularia auricula was black, even a little dark green, and the nutritional value of this fungus-like plant was higher than that of Auricularia auricula discovered in autumn, so it was called Auricularia auricula.
Auricularia auricula is one of the unique auricularia auricula varieties in Daxinganling forest region and Changbai Mountain forest region of Jilin Province, which is mainly distributed in Daxinganling region, Jiagedaqi region, Yichun region, Weihe River, Shangzhi and Mudanjiang region of Heilongjiang Province and jiaohe city, huadian city, baishan city and Yanji region of Jilin Province.
Auricularia auricula contains eight essential amino acids and vitamins, which have high nutritional value and certain medicinal value. Auricularia auricula is rich in gum, which has a good moisturizing effect on human digestive system.
Identification of components of auricularia auricula
1. Fresh auricularia contains a porphyrin photosensitive substance, which will cause skin itching and edema and serious skin necrosis after being irradiated by the sun. Dried auricularia auricula is the finished product after exposure. During the exposure, most porphyrins will decompose. Soak the dried auricularia auricula in water before eating, and the residual porphyrin contained in it will dissolve in water, so the dried auricularia auricula can be safely eaten.
2. The surface of high-quality auricularia auricula is black and smooth, and one side is gray, with dry hand feeling, no graininess and no peculiar smell. False fungus looks thicker and heavier. It feels moist or granular to the touch, and tastes sweet or salty to the mouth (usually soaked in sugar or salt water).
3. Quality requirements of auricularia auricula: the earlobe is black and smooth, the back is grayish white, the earlobe is large and uniform, the earlobe is stretched, the body is light and dry, translucent, well expanded, free of impurities and fragrant. Good quality dry fungus, 0.5 kg can swell about 5 kg.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-autumn fungus (one of fungus varieties)