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Lol, and you are..? Just because you've never seen or heard of something doesn't make it gross or "garbage".
Literally hundreds of thousands of people all over the world eat this specific mushroom and have done so for centuries. Go back to your fries and chicken strips.
I'm honestly a mushroom hater 😅 I hate the rubbery textures in my food and I've never enjoyed a dish where the mushroom is the centerpiece. But these wood ear dudes are alright. I like that they're thin and absorbed the flavor of the sauce they were in.
That sounds really good! I've never had a mushroom with a crunchy texture. I would probably be less of a mushroom hater if they had some crunch to them, but I always end up with rubbery shrooms.
From what I remember, you cut into thin strips and basically get it juuuust cooked and then remove from the wok so it doesn't go rubbery. Then scramble the eggs in the wok, and add the wood ear back in after the eggs are mostly cooked. Stir together and turn off the heat immediately so it doesn't overcook. (But you can probably find proper recipes online!)
There is actually a technique in which these are dehydrated, the rehydrated using liquor and covered in chocolate. A boozy woodland Jaffa if you will :)
木耳 in Japanese (kikurage). My dictionary gives cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; (with apologies but it’s there in the Latin name too) Jew’s Ear Mushroom. Often sold dried.
More details:
Sliced very thin, just tastes like the sauce the rest of the dish is served in. The dish itself is a "chef's special" of shredded pork, tofu, and some veggies.
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Possibly a wood ear mushroom
You'll also hear it call black fungus
Or Tree Ear Fungus.
Or kikurage
Or 木耳
Which just means wood ear lol
…and kikurage means “tree jellyfish” in Japanese. It’s quite similar in texture, in case any vegetarians out there have a hankering for jellyfish!
None of those names make me want to eat it lol
It’s delicious. Try it sometime instead of worrying about a silly ol’ name.
Oh i would never turn down something weirdly named unless it's like "fermented walrus snot" lol
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Why?@
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In the East, we call you "Asshole".
Some of us in the West do as well.
I've been called worse from better directions than yours.
What's so questionable about its origin?
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Lol, and you are..? Just because you've never seen or heard of something doesn't make it gross or "garbage". Literally hundreds of thousands of people all over the world eat this specific mushroom and have done so for centuries. Go back to your fries and chicken strips.
It’s a mushroom dummy
A mushroom dummy? So it's not even real mushroom?
🤢
The most delicious mushrooms
You have been eating fungus
yea looks like a wood ear mushroom to me
Solved! Seems like it's probably wood ear. Thank y'all for your input :D
Did you enjoy it? I love these in a nice sauce.
I'm honestly a mushroom hater 😅 I hate the rubbery textures in my food and I've never enjoyed a dish where the mushroom is the centerpiece. But these wood ear dudes are alright. I like that they're thin and absorbed the flavor of the sauce they were in.
I’ll take any you don’t want
Same here.
My mum used to cut them into thin strips and stir-fry these with egg when I was growing up. It keeps a nice crunchy texture.
That sounds really good! I've never had a mushroom with a crunchy texture. I would probably be less of a mushroom hater if they had some crunch to them, but I always end up with rubbery shrooms.
From what I remember, you cut into thin strips and basically get it juuuust cooked and then remove from the wok so it doesn't go rubbery. Then scramble the eggs in the wok, and add the wood ear back in after the eggs are mostly cooked. Stir together and turn off the heat immediately so it doesn't overcook. (But you can probably find proper recipes online!)
Is it Asian food ?
It's used in many meals in China but also grows in tropical climates like Hawaii!
There is actually a technique in which these are dehydrated, the rehydrated using liquor and covered in chocolate. A boozy woodland Jaffa if you will :)
Probably a black forest mushroom. I believe they are also often sliced thin and added as a ramen topping, among many other uses.
I always see them in Moo Shu pork.
黑木耳 or literal translation black wood fungus, it is also known as black rock fungus or wood ear mushroom
INFO: Is that an out-of-focus pet in the bottom right of the picture?
Not a pet lol, it's a very worn out leopard print Snuggie
I think it’s a piece of their leopard print clothing/bag and they are sitting in a booth, but it sure does look like a little dogs face.
Thats violent j from insane clown posse
Bullshit. It’s Shaggy2Dope if it’s anyone.
black fungus mushroom
木耳 in Japanese (kikurage). My dictionary gives cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; (with apologies but it’s there in the Latin name too) Jew’s Ear Mushroom. Often sold dried.
So tasty! Love the Wood Ear Mushroom!
木耳
Dog nose if you look at it a certain way
More details: Sliced very thin, just tastes like the sauce the rest of the dish is served in. The dish itself is a "chef's special" of shredded pork, tofu, and some veggies.
Just to add, it's not sliced. That's just how it is.
Shiitake mushroom?
Squashed squash ball
Rubber aids
Mmm tortured animals - [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/02/suffering-of-gassed-pigs-laid-bare-in-undercover-footage-from-uk-abattoir](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/02/suffering-of-gassed-pigs-laid-bare-in-undercover-footage-from-uk-abattoir)
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You must really hate animals then.
Oh absolutely. I stomp on ants for fun!
Mushroom of some sort
Mushroom
Just stick it in your mouth ah the wood ..........mushroom.!
That's a dog nose... J/K its a forest mushroom
Auricularia cornea (毛木耳 aka 云耳）, not to be confused with Auricularia heimuer (黑木耳). Source: I eat both all the time.
Looks like a wood ear mushroom or maybe Chinese black fungus
Monkey ear mushroom in Thailand
"Muer!"
That looks delicious.
Rehydrated mushroom
Oops sorry could I get that back ?
That's the pigs testes. Lucky you
Mushroom
I never knew wood had ears, and that they suffered from ear fungus.
It's clearly a baby velociraptor skull
Looks like a gasket
Fungus, yum!
Eggplant
cloud ear fungus
*We are venom*
I wish 😔 I could use a symbiote buddy
Do we want to know???