It is one of the top ten famous mushrooms, shaped like a tiger's claw and growing on cliffs, with a peculiar fragrance when dried, 300 yuan per jin.
Deep in the mountain forests hide many rare plants. Some have become well known through human activity, but others are so scarce that many people have never even heard of them, let alone seen them. Today we will introduce a particularly rare treasure of the mountain forests. It is the tiger's paw mushroom (Sarcodon imbricatus), named for its color, which closely resembles a tiger's claw.
The tiger's paw mushroom grows deep in the mountains. It only grows when the climate is suitable from July to September each year, and it grows in only a very small area, on cliffs at altitudes above 3000 m. It is also very difficult for people to pick. In ancient times, the tiger's paw mushroom was presented as tribute for the imperial family to enjoy, and ordinary people could hardly eat it, so the tiger's paw mushroom is a very precious wild mushroom. The number of tiger's paw mushrooms is very small, and they are all wild. In South Korea, the tiger's paw mushroom has also long been regarded as a "sacred product," and ordinary people simply cannot eat it.
The tiger's paw mushroom also has a special aroma, especially after being dried, when it gives off a peculiar fragrance, so it has long been sought after by people at home and abroad. However, because the tiger's paw mushroom's growing environment is rather special, it has never been possible to cultivate it artificially. The existing tiger's paw mushrooms all come from the wild, so the price of the tiger's paw mushroom is very high, reaching 300 yuan per jin. Even so, the tiger's paw mushroom is still in short supply. The flesh of the tiger's paw mushroom is plump and delicate, and together with its unique health benefits, this has long made people crave it. The tiger's paw mushroom is not only popular in China but internationally as well; it is also one of the world's greatest famous mushrooms and a valuable rare mushroom for export.
When stir-frying the tiger's paw mushroom, you only need chili and garlic to bring out the flavor, and all of the tiger's paw mushroom's fragrance can be stir-fried out; after eating, the aroma still lingers in your mouth. However, because the tiger's paw mushroom grows on cliffs deep in the mountains, whether farmers can find it really depends on luck; even after finding it, extreme care is needed during picking. No wonder the tiger's paw mushroom can sell for such a high price. This expensive tribute tiger's paw mushroom, have you ever eaten it?