Tangerine Flower Mushroom (Caterpillar Fungus)
Introducing the Tangerine Flower Mushroom, recommended by a friend from Hong Kong. Have you heard of the Chinese herbal medicine and medicinal food ingredient, Cordyceps? It's said to have benefits for lung health, strengthening the body, and anti-cancer effects, and if it's the real thing, it can cost several thousand yen per gram.
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Cordyceps is a mushroom that parasitizes insects in the soil, producing fruiting bodies above ground, and is sold with the insect. However, what I've obtained this time is a cultured mushroom that removes the insect from Cordyceps and contains the same components, artificially cultivated.
In Hong Kong and China, it's called Chong Cao Hua or Bei Chong Cao, and it has a beautiful orange color. It's used in various dishes, and is especially popular with chefs for deepening the flavor when used in chicken or pork soup.
As it's a relatively new ingredient, it's unknown whether it has the same medicinal effects as Cordyceps, but it's used as a standard soup ingredient in Hong Kong medicinal cuisine restaurants, along with ingredients like goji berries.
Regarding the taste, I've tried it in stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, and chicken hot pot, and I got the impression that it deepened the flavor, like sweet carrots.
While I can't confidently claim medicinal effects, I'd like to use this instead of the special-price mushrooms from the supermarket. It expands, so it's cheap per serving.
Product Name: Tangerine Flower Mushroom (Chong Cao Hua)
Origin: Jilin Province, China
Contents: 100g
Storage: Store at room temperature, away from direct sunlight.
How to use: Rehydrate in water for 3-5 minutes before cooking.
Use in chicken or pork soup, miso soup, stir-fried vegetables, salads, etc. Also, use it in udon, soba, and Japanese cuisine broth. After taking the broth, make tsukudani (simmered food)!
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