Strange super rare golden wood ear mushroom, price 6.5 million/kg
Looking exactly like regular wood ear but with a beautiful golden color, this is a specialty in Yunnan province, China.
Golden wood ear – also known as “golden ear” usually grows in oak forests on high mountains in Yunnan. Their nutritional value can be compared to ginseng and deer antlers.
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| Rare golden wood ear grows on rotten wood. |
Nowadays, this dish is also served on national banquet tables. In some other countries, it is known as the “bird’s nest of the plant world” or “beauty treasure”.
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| Close-up of the shiny appearance of a rare wood ear variety. |
Thanks to its growth in uninhabited highlands, yellow wood ear is a true green food. Compared to regular wood ear and white wood ear, this specialty contains a richer amount of heteroglucan acid, which has anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, anti-radiation and anti-cancer effects.
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| Golden wood ear mushrooms are quite rare and are usually sold in dried form. |
In addition, it also has countless health benefits such as preventing fatty liver, reducing blood fat, reducing cholesterol in the liver, enhancing liver detoxification function, treating heart disease, hepatitis and tumors. In particular, yellow wood ear is rich in amino acids and collagen protein, if eaten regularly will help the skin become youthful, soft, and maintain youthfulness.
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| Retail price is 900 NDT for 0.5kg, equivalent to 1800 NDT/kg (~6.5 million VND). |
Golden wood ear is quite rare and is usually sold in dried form, retailing at 900 NDT for 0.5 kg, equivalent to 1800 NDT/kg (~6.5 million VND).
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| They are often used in desserts or cooked into nutritious soups. |
When used, people will soak the yellow wood ear in water and wait 2-3 days for it to expand. The dried product has a very pleasant light cinnamon scent. They are often used in desserts or cooked into nutritious soups.
