Thunder resounded through the valley, and it finally rained. It felt like rain after a long drought. On the top of the mountains in southern Zhejiang , there is a seasonal delicacy that only appears in the seventh and eighth months of the lunar calendar. It is the "coral" in the mountains - coral fungus .
Coral Fungus Two days ago, a reporter from Hour News visited the farmers' market in southern Zhejiang and bought just 2 kilograms. "Coral fungus must have traveled from the ocean to the earth, because it looks so much like coral!" The owner of the fungus seller said that this kind of wild fungus can only be found in mountains above 1,000 meters because of the amount of drought this year. The output is extremely small. In previous years, the retail price was 45 yuan per pound, but this year it will be sold for 55 yuan.
Like Hangzhou, there was a hearty thunderstorm in the mountainous areas of southern Zhejiang last night. Static electricity stimulation and an increase in soil moisture allowed the mycelium dormant in the soil to grow rapidly. After the heavy rain, in the early morning at the end of August, the coral fungus is catching up with the end of summer and ushering in its most vigorous vitality of the year.
The army of mushroom diggers is out this season,
looking for coral fungi that are more delicious than matsutake.
Every summer, when Wu Xipeng, a veteran expert in edible fungi, goes for a walk on the lawn of Lishui College, he can see many puffballs and small leather umbrellas. It was so dry this year that not a single bacteria was found.
Boletus
Wu Xipeng is 80 years old. His hometown is Qingyuan. He has been collecting fungi in the mountains with his parents since he was 5 years old. “In summer, you can pick bolete and coral fungi, both of which taste good.” As long as you are in the mountains at night It thundered and rained, and the mountain people were sure to dig up a large basket of wild mushrooms when they went up the mountain the next morning. In Baishanzu Town, Qingyuan, digging for mushrooms is a must-have for the village elders when they go to the mountains in summer. After a whole morning of searching, they can dig up 1-2 kilograms of wild mushrooms at least, and 3-4 kilograms at most.
Villager Wu Liping sold some coral fungi this year. “We mainly found this kind of fungus in the fir forest, and dealers would come to buy it. Last year, there were many fungi, and I sold coral fungi for 35 yuan per catty. This year, the quantity is small. 40 yuan per catty. "Because I am engaged in edible fungi. According to research, Wu Xipeng found coral bacteria in Yunhe, Jingning, Qingyuan, and Longquan. There are many types, including white, pink, yellow, purple, and black. Most of them are non-toxic. Edible fungi.
Coral fungus
Coral fungus Wild fungi must be blanched and pre-treated before consumption. The yellow coral fungus bought by the Hourly News reporter is the most common type in the mountainous areas of southern Zhejiang. It has a bitter taste and is relatively troublesome to handle before eating. First boil a pot of water, put the coral fungus in the pot and cook for more than 10 minutes, then pour out the water in the pot, and then soak it to remove the bitter taste.
Take out the blanched coral fungus from the pot, soak it in cold water overnight, and drain the water the next day. Coral mushrooms are full of meat, with the texture of young dried bamboo shoots and chicken drumsticks. Although soaked repeatedly, the taste is still very delicious.
It can be fried, eaten in soup, or fried with rice like matsutake mushrooms. The method is very simple, just like making shredded chicken , tear the coral mushroom into chicken shreds and then cook it. In the past two years, the price of porcini mushrooms, which is highly sought after in the Yunnan market, has skyrocketed. The impact has also radiated to Zhejiang, where the price in Qingyuan is more than 100 yuan per pound.
The edible boletus unique to the mountainous areas of southern Zhejiang is mainly the yellow indigo boletus. A reporter bought it and tasted it, but found that the taste is not as solid and delicious as the coral fungus that costs 40-50 yuan/jin.
Zhejiang Wild Mountain Fungi Treasure House,
What kind of mushrooms have you never seen before?
Summer is the season for eating fungi. However, people are poisoned by eating poisonous wild fungi every year, and Zhejiang is no exception. Wu Xipeng, a veteran expert on edible fungi, said, "It's okay for you to eat some mushrooms, but that doesn't mean it's okay for others to eat them, because everyone's physique is different."
Zhuhuang Shishi Umbrella (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center) He also said that some mushrooms are fine if eaten immediately, but the toxicity may not occur until the next day. There are also mushrooms that are obviously the same kind, but grow in different geographical environments and are toxic. There will also be differences in the situation: "I have a friend who just refused to listen and ate mushrooms that his hometown thought were non-toxic in a village not far from home. As a result, he was sent to the hospital.”
Powdery mildew boletus (Photo provided by Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center) Even among the large species of boletus and coral fungi that are often consumed and eaten by everyone, some species are toxic
because they are abundant in the mountainous areas of southern Zhejiang. of wild mushroom resources. Last year, the Zhejiang Edible Fungus Germplasm Resource Bank Project was launched. Qingyuan Baishanzu National Park was completed. In the evergreen broad-leaved forest at an altitude of 1,500 meters, Chen Junliang, deputy director of the Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center, also discovered a new global large fungus - nearly blue purple hymenophore .
Mycobacterium violaceum (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center) The laboratory has been busy recently. Today at noon, hourly news reporter Chen Junliang asked Chen Junliang to take time to sort out a list of common wild fungi in Zhejiang mountainous areas, and provide tips for everyone according to toxic and non-toxic Finally, experts still want to remind everyone. Note, not all poisonous mushrooms are red umbrellas and white stems, but if you encounter mushrooms in the wild, be sure not to eat them, because if you are not careful, you will end up with non-toxic wild mushrooms
chanterelles. (Picture courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center)
Grape-colored Acrophylla spp. (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center)
Gray brown chanterelles (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center)
Yellow indigo porcini mushrooms (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center) Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center) ▷ Toxic wild fungi
Amanita amanita (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center)
Amanita engraved scales (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center)
Mesostomia rosacea (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center)
Amanita cone scales Fungi (Photo courtesy of Qingyuan County Edible Fungi Research Center)
Qianjiang Evening News·Hourly News reporter Shi Wen
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