This rare wild vegetable in the mountains was often dug up and eaten by poor people in the past, and now it costs 50 yuan per jin.

Old people often say, "There are many treasures in the rural mountains." If you have ever lived in the countryside, you will surely agree with this saying. In the rural mountains, there really are many good things that cannot be found elsewhere, such as those precious wild mushrooms. Most of them grow in the deep mountains and old forests of rural areas, and they are not only rare but also delicious. Especially in the past, when living conditions in rural areas were poor, many older farmers often went into the mountains to dig up wild foods to fill their stomachs. Below, the author will introduce a rare wild food from the mountains. In the author's hometown, this wild food is a "top-grade wild food."

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Speaking of this "top-grade wild food," many friends may not be familiar with it, because this wild food is distributed in relatively few areas in our country. It is mainly found in Guangxi, Guangdong, Jilin, Liaoning, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other places in China. In the author's hometown, this wild food is called "pine tree mushroom" or "pine mushroom." It is a mushroom that grows naturally at the foot of pine trees, yellow-brown in color, with a small amount of blue-green and copper-purple.

In the afternoon, just after the rain cleared, the author and friends went together to the mountain in the village and dug up some. However, these pine mushrooms are becoming fewer and fewer now. After digging all afternoon, we only got about 1 jin.

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Speaking of it, this pine mushroom once served as "life-saving food" in the past. The author remembers that 20 or 30 years ago, when living conditions in rural areas were very poor and people often could not afford to eat, many poor people would go into the mountains to dig up pine mushrooms to eat.

At that time, the author also often followed his parents into the mountains to dig wild vegetables and wild mushrooms to eat, and pine mushrooms happened to grow around July. At that time, eating pine mushrooms felt like eating the most delicious food, and after eating them, you wanted more. Therefore, in the author's hometown, the older farmers also called this pine mushroom the "king of wild foods in July" or the "king of wild mushrooms in July."

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Do not think that because farmers often dug up and ate this pine mushroom in the past, it has no value. In fact, the value of this pine mushroom is very high. In Japan, this pine mushroom is also called "matsutake," and it is a precious wild mushroom. According to records, this pine mushroom is rich in nutrients, and eating it can also help beautify the face and keep the skin healthy. In addition, pine mushroom can also be used as medicine, with effects of strengthening the body, relieving pain, benefiting the stomach and intestines, and regulating qi and resolving phlegm.

Stewed pine mushroom in clear broth

It is also because of these reasons that the price of this pine mushroom is now getting higher and higher. In the author's hometown, it generally sells for 50 yuan per jin, which can be considered a rare commodity.

The way to eat pine mushroom is also very simple. After washing it clean, just pair it with a few pieces of fatty meat and stew it directly in clear broth to make soup. This pine mushroom has thick flesh and a fresh, tender, and smooth taste. Especially the soup stewed from pine mushroom in clear broth has an even more delicious flavor. Friends who have eaten it should deeply understand this.

Dear friends, have you ever eaten pine mushroom? You are welcome to leave a message and share your thoughts!