The way to differentiate between Chicken Leg Mushroom and Apricot Abalone Mushroom:
1. The cap. The cap of the apricot mushroom is usually gray, and the whole of the shank mushroom is white.
2. Shape. The shape of the abalone mushroom is generally a bit more robust than that of the shank mushroom.
3. Feel. The flesh of the almond mushroom is firm and has a hard feel when pinched in the hand, but the thigh mushroom will be softer.
4. Cap. The cap of the shaggy mushroom is enveloping, shaped like a chicken leg, thick at the top and thin at the bottom.
5, almond abalone mushrooms are divided into bowling ball and column, bowling ball is the cover of small belly, column is the upper and lower thickness is about the same, just slightly larger than the cap of the stalk.
The abalone mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii), an edible mushroom that grows in the Mediterranean region of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa, but also in parts of Asia, is named for its almond flavor and the abalone-like texture of its plump flesh.
Chicken leg mushroom, scientific name is hairy ghost umbrella, because of its shape like a chicken leg, meat like chicken silk and named, and no chicken flavor, is in recent years the artificial development of the commercial potential of the rare fungi, known as the "fungus in the rookie". Chicken leg mushrooms are rich in nutrients, delicious flavor, excellent taste, and have a high nutritional value.