Snow fungus

Snow fungus

Taxobox
name = Snow fungus


image_width = 250px
regnum = Fungi
divisio = Basidiomycota
subdivisio = Agaricomycotina
classis = Heterobasidiomycetes
ordo = Tremellales
familia = Tremellaceae
genus = "Tremella"
species = "T. fuciformis"
binomial = "Tremella fuciformis"
binomial_authority = Berkeleymycomorphbox
name = Tremella fuciformis
whichGills = NA
capShape = no
hymeniumType=smooth
stipeCharacter=NA
ecologicalType=saprotrophic
sporePrintColor=white
howEdible=choice

Snow fungus ("Tremella fuciformis", also known as white fungus or silver tree-ear fungus) is a type of jelly fungus (a kind of mushroom) that is used in Chinese cuisine. In Chinese, it is called (pinyin: "yín ěr"; literally "silver ear"), (pinyin: xuě ěr; literally "snow ear"); or (pinyin: "bái mù ěr", literally "white wood ear"), and in Japanese it is called "shiro kikurage" (, lit. "white tree jellyfish").

The fungus grows in frilly masses on trees and is off-white in color and very translucent.

The product is often purchased dried and must be soaked before use. It is used in both savory and sweet dishes. While tasteless, it is enjoyed for its jelly-like texture as well as its supposed medicinal benefits. Most commonly, it is used to make a sweet dessert soup called "luk mei" (六味), often in combination with jujubes and dried longans, among other ingredients. It's also used as a component of a drink.

External links

*http://www.mykoweb.com/cookbook/snow.html
*http://knows.jongo.com/res/article/17311

ee also

*"Auricularia auricula-judae"
*"Tremella mesenterica" ("Witch's Butter")
*Cloud ear fungus
*Wood ear


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