Soak the silver ear for at least 2 hours.

Soak the fungus in cool water, should not be soaked in hot water, hot water soaking fungus affects the number of fungus rise, but also affects the quality of soaking fungus so that it tastes soft and sticky. Do fungus soup can be soaked in cool water in advance of the fungus, soak for 3 hours is appropriate. Soak the fungus, pick the root of the yellow impurities, tear into small pieces with your hands, tear the edge of the irregular, easier to taste.

Ginkgo contains protein, fat and a variety of amino acids, minerals and liver sugar. Silver fungus also contains a variety of minerals, such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, sodium, magnesium, sulfur, etc., of which calcium and iron content is very high, in each 100 grams of silver fungus, containing 643 mg of calcium, iron 30.4 mg. In addition, the silver fungus also contains alginate, polypentose, mannitol and other liver sugar, high nutritional value.

Shopping tips

1, look at the shape: good quality silver ear shape is more rounded, ear flower is large and loose, gap uniformity, and the meat is more plump, silver ear on the tip of the no black spots and impurities. Duo shape is not full, not clean between the tip of the silver ear is not recommended to choose.

2, feel the texture: good fungus should feel dry, no sense of moisture. In addition, due to the silver ear contains a large number of gelatinous components, the texture should be flexible, not easy to break.

3, smell: good fungus should be dry and odorless, smoked with sulfur will have a pungent smell, damp, moldy, deterioration of the fungus will smell a sour taste, it is recommended not to buy.

4, taste: the fungus itself should be tasteless, buy a little taste, if you taste a sense of irritation or other flavors, that this fungus with chemicals smoked, it is best not to eat.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Ginkgo Fungus