Eating in China
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Snow fungus

银耳Yíněr

Pale, ruffled fungus sold dried, then soaked and torn into smaller pieces; cooking gives it a slippery, gelatinous texture.

Type
Mushrooms

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Pale, ruffled fungus sold dried, then soaked and torn into smaller pieces; cooking gives it a slippery, gelatinous texture.

In the kitchen

Soaked, torn and cooked for qingbuliang dessert soup.

Dried clusters differ from the softened pieces in dessert. Longer simmering can yield a thicker, more gelatinous soup.

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这道菜里有银耳吗?

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