Qingyuan Grey Tree Flower (a specialty of Qingyuan, Zhejiang)

Introduction to Qingyuan Grey Tree Flower

Grey tree flower, commonly known as "chestnut mushroom", is a edible and medicinal mushroom that often grows wild around chestnut trees in summer and autumn. The fruiting body is fleshy, with short coral like branches and overlapping clusters. Its appearance is graceful and layered like a chrysanthemum; Its aroma and fragrance are overflowing, refreshing to the heart and spleen; Its meat is crispy, tender, and refreshing, never getting tired of it; Its nutrition has good health benefits and high medicinal value. In recent years, as a high-end health food, it has become popular in markets such as Japan and Singapore. Due to the adoption of the earlier authoritative monograph "Fungi in China", "Grey Tree Flower" has become a relatively common Chinese name.

Grifola frondosa is very nutritious and has high nutritional value. Its amino acid and protein are twice as high as those of Lentinula edodes. It can prevent and fight cancer and improve human immune function. It has significant curative effect on cirrhosis, diabetes, edema, beriberi, and poor urination. Eating regularly can nourish the body, promote health, and prolong life.

The extract of Grifola frondosa has the effect of resisting AIDS virus, treating breast cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, and relieving pain; In addition, it also has the following benefits:

1. Reduce insulin resistance, enhance the body's sensitivity to insulin, and help control blood sugar;

2. Inhibit the accumulation of adipocytes; 3. Reduce blood pressure;

4. Enhance immunity. What are the product features of Qingyuan Grey Tree Flower?

Gray tree flowers form sclerotia in unfavorable environments. The appearance of the sclerotia is irregular, long and blocky, with an uneven surface, brown color, and hardness. The surface of the cross-section is 3-5 millimeters brown, semi woody, and white inside.

Method for making Qingyuan Grey Tree Flower

Roasted Winter Melons with Grey Tree Flower

Ingredients: 1 Grey Tree Flower, 500g Winter Melon, 50g Bean Sprouts, 6g Ginger, 1 teaspoon Soy Sauce (5ml) 1/2 teaspoon Salt (3g) 2 teaspoons Sugar (10g) 1/4 teaspoon Chicken Essence (1g)

Instructions:

1) Soak Grey Tree Flower in warm water, remove and wash, drain, filter and set aside the soaked water. After peeling, removing seeds, and washing the winter melon, cut it into 2cm thick pieces. Wash the bean sprouts thoroughly.

2) Pour oil into the pot and heat it over high heat until 70% hot. Then, add the ash tree flowers and fry for 10 seconds before removing. Fry the winter melon chunks for 20 seconds and remove.

3) Pour a small amount of oil into the frying pan, put ginger slices into the frying pan, and then pour in winter melon and ash flower, and then pour in the filtered ash flower water, less than half of the amount of vegetables. Then add soy sauce, salt and sugar, stir evenly, cover the lid, and simmer for 3 minutes. After the soup is slightly dried, put in bean sprouts, sprinkle chicken essence, and stir out of the pan.

Grizzly Tree Flower Braised Pork Ribs

Ingredients: Grizzly Tree Flower, Pork Ribs, Soy Sauce, Cooking Wine, Rock Sugar, Onion, Ginger, Big Ingredient, Chicken Essence

Instructions:

1. Wash the pork ribs with clean water, blanch them in a pot until the surface changes color, remove and drain the water for later use, soak the Grizzly Tree Flower in warm water, wash off the surface sediment, and set aside the water;

2. Blanch the pork ribs in oil, add 4-5 pieces of rock sugar, and stir fry over medium heat until the rock sugar melts;

3. Pour in 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, 3-4 tablespoons of soy sauce, scallion and ginger slices, and seasoning. Add an appropriate amount of water to cover the pork ribs and bring to a boil over high heat;

4. After boiling, transfer to medium heat and simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the soaked ash tree flowers, then pour in the water used to soak the ash tree flowers and simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes. Alternatively, thicken the soup and add 1 tablespoon of chicken essence to enhance the flavor before serving.