Dried Tremella White Fungus Yin Er Large Whole Flowers 500g for Sweet Soups and Herbal Cooking

Dried White Fungus, known in TCM as Yin Er (银耳), from Tremella fucosaria, a gelatinous edible fungus sold as whole dried fruiting bodies. Large-flower grade pieces are light, papery, and ivory colored, and swell into a soft, jelly-like texture when soaked and simmered. In TCM theory, Yin Er is considered neutral in nature and sweet in flavor, traditionally associated with nourishing yin and moistening the lungs. It is a food-grade culinary ingredient for soups, desserts, and congee, not a substitute for medicine.

Key Selling Points

• Large whole-flower grade dried Tremella fruiting bodies
• Known in TCM as Yin Er 银耳, a classic yin-nourishing food fungus
• Swells into a soft gelatinous texture when slow simmered
• Neutral nature and sweet flavor in traditional TCM classification
• Versatile for sweet soups, congee, and savory herbal broths

Quality & Sensory

Typically ivory to pale yellow with a light, papery, flower-like form and a faint earthy aroma. When soaked and simmered, it typically becomes translucent, slippery, and jelly-soft with a mild, subtly sweet taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into traditional Chinese sweet soups with rock sugar, red dates, or lotus seeds
• Add to congee or rice porridge for a soft gelatinous texture
• Use in savory vegetarian broths and hot pot dishes
• Soak and toss into chilled desserts or fruit soups in warm seasons

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese food practice, Yin Er has long been simmered slowly into sweet soups and desserts, often paired with rock sugar, red dates, goji berries, lotus seeds, or snow pear. It is traditionally associated with nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, and is commonly enjoyed in autumn and winter or during dry weather as a gentle daily tonic food.

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