Dried Tremella Fungus Yin Er 500g Silver Ear Mushroom Pieces Natural Sun Dried for Cooking and Dessert Soup

Dried Tremella Fungus, known in TCM as Yin Er (银耳), is the sun-dried fruiting body of Tremella fuciformis, a gelatinous edible fungus long valued in Chinese kitchens. Sold as small broken pieces for convenient cooking, it is traditionally considered neutral in nature and sweet in flavor. In TCM theory it is traditionally associated with nourishing yin and moistening the lungs. Simmer thoroughly before eating.

Key Selling Points

• Dried silver ear fungus sold as convenient broken pieces for easy cooking
• Botanical source Tremella fuciformis known in TCM as Yin Er 银耳
• Naturally sun dried with no artificial processing noted
• Rich gelatinous texture when slow simmered prized in Chinese desserts
• Sourced from Fujian a recognized region for tremella cultivation

Quality & Sensory

Typically pale ivory to light yellow in color with a light brittle texture when dry. When slow simmered the pieces typically release a thick gelatinous slipperiness and develop a mild subtly sweet taste with a soft delicate aroma.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered into sweet dessert soups with rock sugar lotus seed or red dates
• Added to savory soups and slow cooked broths
• Cooked into nourishing congee with rice or grains
• Used in chilled summer desserts after simmering and cooling

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice silver ear fungus is a familiar household ingredient for slow simmered sweet soups and nourishing broths. It is commonly paired with rock sugar red dates goji berries lotus seeds or snow pear and simmered until gelatinous. Traditionally associated with moistening dryness it is often prepared in autumn and winter or whenever a gentle nourishing dessert is desired.

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