Can you eat bamboo fungus if it tastes strange
Because fresh bamboo fungus has a flavor similar to snowflake cream in the head part of the cap.
Fresh bamboo fungus will be sticky like schizandra soup when you cook it, but you won't eat it because of the smell. Put fresh bamboo fungus into cool water with a spoonful of salt and soak for ten minutes. When the bamboo fungus becomes soft, pinch off the tail, leaving only the middle of the tube, rinse back and forth with water to wash off the sediment of the bamboo fungus, put the cleaned bamboo fungus into the boiling water inside, scalded for 1 minute and then fished out so that the bamboo fungus is no longer strange odor, you can make soup, stir-fry, hot pot to eat.
What is the deterioration of bamboo fungus like
1. Normal dry bamboo fungus is yellowish in color, if the dry color of bamboo fungus becomes grayish brown or even black, it suggests that the fungus may be deteriorated, and then we can identify it by smelling.
2. Undeteriorated bamboo fungus is fragrant, and those who are not accustomed to the smell will feel that the smell is a little bit like the smell of soap, laundry and perfume. In fact, this is the self-belonging flavor of bamboo fungus, not the late artificial additive.
3. If there are white spots on the surface of bamboo fungus and it is moldy, it may be caused by the humid environment, and the house of bamboo fungus suggests you don't eat the moldy bamboo fungus.
Is it normal for bamboo fungus to have a soapy odor
It is normal for bamboo fungus to have a soapy odor after cooking. High-quality bamboo fungus smells a little sweet when you open the package, and there is a soap or laundry detergent flavor, a light fresh aroma. The poor quality of bamboo fungus after opening the package will have an irritating odor, very unpleasant, this irritating odor is due to the bamboo fungus after sulfur fumigation or added additives, preservatives caused.
How to get rid of the strange odor of bamboo fungus
1. Soak and wash it in warm water, the water temperature should not be too high, otherwise it will lead to the loss of nutrients of bamboo fungus. In addition, you need to add a small amount of edible salt in the warm water of soaking bamboo fungus, which can kill many kinds of bacteria on the surface of bamboo fungus.
2. After soaking the bamboo fungus in warm water, it is best to change the water every thirty minutes or so. From the beginning of the soaking to the soaking, it is necessary to change the water three to four times, and the soaking time of the bamboo fungus should be around two to three hours.
3. While changing the water for the bamboo fungus, it should be moderately cleaned, and all the dirt on the bamboo fungus should be cleaned off. Then take it out and use a pair of scissors to cut off a small white circle at one end of the bamboo fungus. The small white circle at one end of the bamboo fungus is the root cause of the wrong flavor after people make good bamboo fungus.
4. If you don't like the webbing on the top of the bamboo fungus, you can also remove them before eating.