Wood ear fungus
For Chinese dietary therapy, Wood ear fungus (黑木耳) is a food of Neutral nature and Sweet flavor. A gelatinous fungus classified as neutral, common in stir-fries and cooked salads.
Traditional energetics
- Nature
- Neutral
- Flavor
- Sweet
- Affinity
- Stomach · Large Intestine · Liver
- Direction of Qi
- Neutral · moistens and mobilizes
- Season
- All year
- Group
- Mushrooms
How tradition reads it
A gelatinous fungus classified as neutral, common in stir-fries and cooked salads.
Classic in stir-fries with ginger and in hot-and-sour soups; pairs well with most recipes in the collection.
In the kitchen
Rehydrate, blanch, and stir-fry or add to soups.
Outside Asian shops, oyster mushroom works as a study approximation.
Current nutrition note
A mushroom very rich in soluble fiber and polysaccharides, nearly calorie-free.
Precautions
Soak cold and refrigerated; prolonged room-temperature soaking can allow bacterial toxins.
Recipes with this food
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
