Morel mushrooms become a new star food on the dining table
Known as the "king of mushrooms", the morel is a very precious fungus in the world, a premium nutritional tonic, with a natural function of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang. According to measurements: morel mushrooms contain 28.1% protein, 4.4% crude fat, and as many as 20-plus kinds of amino acids, accounting for 48.47%; in particular, the content of the 8 essential amino acids for the human body is very high, making up 44.14 of the total amino acids, among which arginine has the highest content, becoming an important factor in tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang. In addition, morel mushrooms also contain a large amount of hormones and other nutritional components. It is both a delicacy at banquets and a long-renowned fine medicine in medicine; in the past it served as a nourishing tribute offered to emperors, and today it has become a premium food exported to Western European countries. It is a natural health food containing no hormones whatsoever and with no side effects, and has important development value in medicine.
Morel mushrooms taste delicious, are crisp and tender and pleasant to eat, and are extremely rich in nutrition. At present they mainly rely on wild sources; because they grow only once a year, the yield is very small and gathering them is quite difficult. The domestic market price is 800--1000 yuan per kg, and the export price is even more expensive, requiring large quantities of @#@125@#@.
Artificial cultivation of morel mushrooms is very difficult. It is understood that at home and abroad only the Sichuan Mianyang Edible Fungi Research Institute has used gene recombination technology to breed new varieties, and is the sole producer of fresh morel mushrooms using its own patented technology, selling them directly abroad with good economic returns. It has received strong support from the National Innovation Fund and has been listed as a national high-tech project. In the near future, ordinary people will also be able to taste this precious culinary delicacy.