How to store straw mushrooms for a long time? Practical storage methods shared
Straw mushroom, also known as orchid mushroom or bulb-foot mushroom, originated in Nanhua Temple in Shaoguan, Guangdong. China began cultivating it artificially 300 years ago. It is the third most cultivated edible mushroom in the world, and China's straw mushroom production ranks first in the world. It is nutritious and delicious. Let's take a look at the storage methods for straw mushrooms below!
Storage methods for straw mushrooms
1. The straw mushroom is a high-temperature edible mushroom. Fresh straw mushrooms must not be placed directly in the refrigerator, otherwise they will autolyze and turn into water.
2. Fresh straw mushrooms can be stored for 1 day to 4 days at 14-16°C.
3. Light salt water storage method: First, trim the roots of the fresh straw mushrooms, wash them clean and set aside. Then pour some tap water into a pot. After the water in the pot boils, add the prepared straw mushrooms and a little salt. After the water boils for 2-3 minutes, take them out and cool them down (you can use cool boiled water or let them cool naturally). In this way, they can be put in the refrigerator and stored for about 5 days.
4. Vegetable oil pan-frying method: Trim the roots of the fresh straw mushrooms, wash them clean, then put them into a hot oil pan and pan-fry until cooked. Cool them down and put them in the refrigerator to store for about 5 days.
How to select straw mushrooms
1. In terms of color: Straw mushrooms come in two color types, mouse gray-brown and white. Choose straw mushrooms with no yellowing on the surface.
2. In terms of shape: Choose fresh, young and tender straw mushrooms that are spiral-shaped, firm, with intact bodies, unopened caps, no looseness, no mold or rot, no cracks, and no mechanical damage.
3. Finally, check for off-odors, pests or diseases, dead mushrooms, stickiness, shrinkage, spoilage, and other such conditions, and make sure they carry no mud, sand or other debris.
Suitable groups for straw mushrooms
The general population can eat them, and they are especially a good food for people with diabetes.
[Suitable] Suitable for people with stomach conditions, including chronic gastritis, and gastric and duodenal ulcers. Suitable for people who are weak, malnourished, or neurasthenic. Suitable for cancer patients, especially those with esophageal cancer, cardia cancer, or stomach cancer. Suitable for people with cardiovascular disease.
[Avoid] Straw mushrooms are cold in nature, so people who usually have deficient cold of the spleen and stomach should avoid eating them. In addition, whether fresh or dried, they should not be soaked for too long.