How much do dried morel mushrooms cost, and how do you rehydrate and store them, and can you eat them if they have mold?

Morel mushrooms are a precious kind of edible fungus with very high market demand. Because they are easy to cultivate, require little investment and have low costs, they are widely cultivated, and many regions are currently cultivating them artificially. However, since fresh morel mushrooms have a high water content and do not keep well, most of those on the market are dried, so what is the market price of dried morel mushrooms per jin? How do you rehydrate them? How do you store them? Can you still eat them if they have mold?

1. What is the market price of dried morel mushrooms per jin?

1. The price is unstable, generally ranging from 800 to 1000 yuan per jin. Stem-trimmed morel mushrooms are more expensive, usually 1200 to 1500 yuan, priced according to market demand.

2. The most important factor behind the high price of morel mushrooms is market supply and demand. Morel mushrooms are an indispensable delicacy in French cuisine. Export demand is the main factor driving up the price of morel mushrooms.

3. For nearly a hundred years, eating morel mushrooms has been extremely popular in Western European countries. Just like abalone in high-end Chinese restaurants, morel mushrooms are an indispensable signature dish in high-end French restaurants. The European market now has a huge demand for morel mushrooms, about 20,000 tons per year. So the price is pushed too high.

2. How do you rehydrate dried morel mushrooms?

1. Morel mushrooms cannot be rehydrated with boiling water or cold water. First put the dried morel mushrooms into hot water at about 70 degrees to soak for half an hour, then take them out and trim off the mushroom roots, wash the sand and grit from the layered folds of the mushrooms, and put them in cold water to soak until soft.

2. Morel mushrooms can be rehydrated with white sugar added. Pour white sugar into warm water at about 40 degrees, paying attention to the ratio of 25 grams of white sugar added to 100 grams of warm water. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the dried morel mushrooms and keep shaking the water until they become soft. The dried morel mushrooms rehydrated this way taste very fresh and delicious, and can retain their original aroma and nutrition, just like fresh morel mushrooms.

3. When soaking and washing, first rinse the surface of the dried morel mushrooms clean with cold water, then use warm water to open up the mushroom folds, and then gently swirl them with your hand in one direction, so that the sand and grit slowly sink to the bottom of the basin.

4. When rehydrating, be careful not to squeeze the dried morel mushrooms. Squeezing morel mushrooms will not only cause a great loss of aroma and nutrition, but also force sand and soil into the mushroom folds, making them even harder to wash clean, and they will inevitably taste gritty when eaten. In addition, after removing the sand and grit, the soaking water can be clarified and added to dishes to make the soup taste better.

3. How long do dried morel mushrooms need to soak?

Dried morel mushrooms should be rehydrated in warm water for about half an hour. Morel mushrooms cannot be rehydrated with boiling water or cold water. First put the dried morel mushrooms into hot water at about 50 degrees to soak for half an hour, and gently swirl them with your hand in one direction to make the water and morel mushrooms spin quickly, using centrifugal force to spin out the sand and grit and let it slowly sink to the bottom of the basin. Then take them out and trim off the mushroom roots, wash the sand and grit from the layered folds of the mushrooms, and put them in cold water to soak until soft.

4. How do you store dried morel mushrooms?

Dried morel mushrooms are generally stored sealed in bags, sealed in containers, or sealed after high-temperature sterilization.

Storage methods:

1. Dried storage: put them in a sealed bag or container and keep them in a dry place.

2. Like canned goods, seal and store after high-temperature sterilization, and keep them in a dry place.

3. Note: do not freeze them, as freezing will destroy the cell structure of the matsutake.

5. Can you still eat dried morel mushrooms that have gone moldy?

It is not recommended to eat morel mushrooms that have gone moldy. Because morel mushrooms are a fungal food, do not eat morel mushrooms that are expired, moldy or spoiled. Once moldy, morel mushrooms have already deteriorated and produced harmful substances, which are harmful to the human body when eaten. The secretions of mold are often toxic. For example, when peanuts go moldy, it is usually Aspergillus flavus at work, and Aspergillus flavus secretes aflatoxin, which is a carcinogen. It is recommended not to eat moldy morel mushrooms again. During storage, morel mushrooms should avoid contact with damp places and be kept in a cool, dry place.