In the summer hot weather, the indoor temperature is often in the 30 degrees or so, this time the fungus soak time more than 8 hours it is best not to eat.
Because of the high temperature in summer, bacteria and other very active, if soaked fungus time more than 8 hours, it is easy to deteriorate, deterioration may generate biotoxins, people may eat after poisoning symptoms.
2. Winter cold weather: 12-24 hoursIn the winter time, the southern region of the indoor temperature is lower, the fungus soaked in water is not easy to deteriorate, but it is still recommended not to soak for a long time, preferably within 12-24 hours.
If it is the northern region, indoor in the case of heating, soak fungus time is not more than 8 hours.
3. Put in the refrigerator: 1-2 daysand to have the function of preservation, if the soaked fungus in the refrigerator, the speed of corruption and deterioration will become much slower, usually recommended to soak the time control in 1-2 days. And fungus is best used on the day of soaking, do not put 2 days later.
2 Why can't you eat fungus when it's been soaking for a long time
The fungus itself is not a toxin, and there is no substance that can be directly converted into a toxin, but when it's soaked for a long time, the bacteria, molds and mildew multiply and contaminate the fungus, and then it's easy to deteriorate, thus generating a biotoxin.
If you eat a long time soaked spoiled fungus, the light will produce vomiting, diarrhea and other food poisoning symptoms, serious cases can cause multiple organ failure.
3 How to judge the long soaked fungus can still eat
If the fungus soaked for a long time, do not want to throw and afraid of fungus deterioration, you can take the following methods to determine whether the fungus has deteriorated:
1. If you pinch it gently with your hand, the fungus will rot away like a paste, then such fungus can not be eaten, it has been spoiled. 2. Smellfungus in the water after soaking, there will be a special smell of fungus inside the water, but if the fungus soaked for a long time, there is a stink like rotten eggs or other odors, then it can not be eaten, can only be thrown away.
3. Look at the appearanceNormal fungus after soaking is dark brown or black, the front has a bright, if soaked for a long time, deterioration, the color of the fungus will change, dull, bad shape.
4 tips for soaking fungus 1. Warm water soaking
When soaking fungus, it is best to use warm water of about 25 degrees, soak for about 2 hours. This soaking time will not be too long, do not have to worry about the fungus deterioration. It also allows the fungus to soak up water quickly and expand naturally.
Note: Do not use too hot water to soak the fungus, hot water will kill the active substances in the black fungus tissue, so that the black fungus tissue can not be normal recovery, gelatinous tissue can not be extended, the taste is not good.
2. Amoy water soakingYou can also directly soak the fungus with amoy water, which can make the fungus become fat, fluffy and flavorful.
3. Add salt cleaningAfter the fungus soaking, add a little salt for cleaning, after repeated rubbing, to be able to remove the fungus on the attached fine magazines and residual sand particles, and then fish out the black fungus and then rinse with water, so that the black fungus is cleaned.
4. Do not soak too muchGeneral good quality dry fungus can soak 20-30 times the volume of wet fungus, so if you just need to eat a meal, then do not soak more than one hand grab a small enough.
5. Store properly.If the fungus soaked more than one time to eat, then just fish out the fungus, drain, and then put into a plastic bag, tie the bag tightly, and put it into the refrigerator in the freezer to save, usually this way can be kept for about a week more.
If the amount of soaking is particularly large, it is recommended that it be re-dried and preserved if conditions allow.
If you have a very large amount, we recommend re-drying it.