Vegetables · Dried

Dried wood ear mushrooms

Also called dried black fungus, dried cloud ear, black fungus, dried mu er

Dried black fungus that swells into thin, crunchy, almost tasteless ears after soaking; adds texture to hot-and-sour soup, Sichuan cold salads, stir-fries and dumplings.

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What can replace it

  • T3 · In a pinchDried shiitake mushrooms

    Meaty and savoury, with none of the crunchy snap.

  • T3 · In a pinchSnow fungus

    Gelatinous rather than crisp-chewy, and pale; more for soups.

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