The Crab Mushroom itself doesn't have any special flavor, only a light mushroom smell. If it smells bad. It may be that the storage time is too long, the moisture is large, anaerobic odor produced. If the crab mushrooms have not rotted and deteriorated, but simply have a bad smell, then rinse them with water a few times to remove the odor, you can still eat them. If mold has already occurred, do not eat it.

Crab taste mushrooms can be stir-fried, cold, hot pot, soup, etc., especially cold, crab flavor is very full, can be a full mouth. Cooking method is also extremely simple, will be fresh mushrooms in boiling water rolled, time should not be too long, fishing up pots, to be cooled down and add rice vinegar, ginger and other condiments mix well that is to become.

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The crab mushroom is fresher than the flat mushroom, thicker than the slippery mushroom, and tougher than the shiitake mushroom, and it has a unique crab flavor, which is said to be "more fragrant than the matsutake mushroom, and more flavorful than the yamagushi mushroom.

The Crab Mushroom is an excellent rare and delicious edible fungus in the north temperate zone, and Japan has the highest production of Crab Mushroom in the world. In the natural environment, it is usually found in groups in the fall on dead or standing trees such as beech and other broad-leaved trees. Currently, two strains are cultivated, light gray and pure white, and the white strain, also known as "White Jade Mushroom" and "Jade Dragon Mushroom", is very popular in the market. Most of them are cultivated in factories.

The Crab Mushroom is rich in vitamins and 17 kinds of amino acids, including lysine, arginine content is higher than the general mushrooms, which can help young people to increase intelligence, anti-cancer, lower cholesterol. In particular, the extract of the seed body (i.e., the part above the root) has a variety of physiological active ingredients. Among them, fungal polysaccharides, purines, adenosine can enhance immunity and promote the formation of antibodies antioxidant components can delay aging, beauty and so on.

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