Rongxian Langshui Red Mushrooms

Rongxian Langshui Red Mushrooms

　　In the 2002 Yulin “Famous, Special, New, Rare and Exotic” Products Expo’s edible fungi competition, they were the only product to win first prize in the high-quality products category. “Red Mushroom Chicken Soup” was honored as one of the “Top Ten Famous Dishes” of Yulin in 2004. Known as the “King of Mushrooms,” wild red mushrooms have low yields and are rare wild edible fungi.

　　Taste of Red Mushrooms:

　　Whether using fresh or dried mushrooms, their broth tastes sweet, refreshing, and deliciously savory. When fresh mushrooms are used to make soup, the mushroom itself becomes tender, crisp, and leaves a lingering aftertaste. Note that because these mushrooms may contain sand or dirt, before cooking or making soup, soak them briefly in a small amount of water. Then remove the mushrooms and the soaking water, discard any remaining sand, and use the water that the mushrooms were soaked in for making the soup. Sand is the most common factor that ruins the taste—be sure to rinse it out. Stir-fried raw mushrooms with meat also taste especially good.

　　Nutritional Value:

　　The dry form of red mushrooms contains up to 90%–92% organic matter, 22.2% protein, and 22.32% of 17 kinds of amino acids essential to the human body. They also contain many trace elements and various vitamins necessary for human health, offering notable nutritional and health benefits. They are known to help replenish blood and strengthen the body.

　　Nourishing Value:

　　Helps replenish blood and energy, strengthens the spleen and stomach, combats anemia, removes dampness, helps prevent cancer, lowers blood lipids, warms cold hands and feet, and detoxifies. It is particularly effective for women with weak blood and qi, and serves as a highly nourishing food for women during their postpartum recovery period to quickly replenish blood.

　　Red mushrooms are quite valuable, and their price has been rising in recent years. First-grade dried mushrooms are about 250 yuan per jin.

　　Wild red mushrooms have low yields and are rare wild edible fungi.

　　It is understood that there is currently no artificial cultivation technique. Only the local people of Langshui have discovered wild red mushrooms growing on some of their mountains and are engaging in manual protection and harvesting.