Long-skirted Dictyophora

Long-skirted Dictyophora

　　　　Product Name: Long-skirted Dictyophora

　　Place of Origin: Lishui

　　Product Features: It boasts high nutritional value, containing abundant proteins and fats, as well as seventeen types of amino acids and multiple vitamins. Not only does it nourish and strengthen the body, but it also offers effective dietary therapy benefits for various tumors, hypertension, and obesity.

　　Product Introduction: The long-skirted dictyophora, also known as the "Fairy in a Snow Skirt," "Flower Among Mountain Delicacies," "Queen of Fungi," and "Vegetarian Chicken," ranks first among the "Four Treasures" — dictyophora, hericium, shiitake, and tremella. Originally a wild plant, the long-skirted dictyophora has very demanding growth conditions, making it extremely difficult to cultivate and even harder to find. Historically considered a rare and precious item, it was offered as a tribute from southern China and was only tasted by emperors. Legend has it that during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi, in search of an elixir of immortality, sent trusted envoys across the land. After much difficulty, they managed to find a small amount of "Seng Zhu mushroom," another name for the long-skirted dictyophora. Empress Dowager Cixi deployed three thousand soldiers and spent nine months to obtain just 1.5 kilograms of long-skirted dictyophora — averaging only 0.55 grams per person — illustrating just how precious it was.

　　The long-skirted dictyophora is not just valuable because it's rare. It has an exceptionally delicious flavor, which has earned it a stellar reputation on the international market, even giving rise to the saying "dictyophora at the price of gold." Former U.S. President Richard Nixon and former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, during their visits to China, both tasted "Dictyophora Hibiscus Soup" and spoke highly of it.

　　Product History: In April 1983, a wild long-skirted dictyophora was discovered in the bamboo forest of Shanhou Bay in Shaxi Township, Yunhe County. It consisted of three parts: the egg, the stipe, and the cap. The cap was surrounded by a network-like skirt in purple, white, and black, resembling a fairy descending from heaven in a white dress, a purple hat, and dark boots. This "Long-skirted Fairy" stood 40.5 centimeters tall, with a skirt length of 25 centimeters and a skirt width of 62 centimeters, weighing 450 grams — truly an unprecedented and unheard-of "Queen of Dictyophora" ! Starting in early spring 1983, the Yunhe County Medicinal Fungi Experimental Station began experimenting with artificial cultivation techniques for the long-skirted dictyophora. After many sleepless nights, they gradually mastered its natural habits and growth patterns. Using original fungal strains to produce mother cultures and spawn, and after three years of effort, they finally saw the "Snow Skirt Fairy" — the long-skirted dictyophora — sprouting from the soil. This rare fungus had finally been cultivated on the land of southern Zhejiang according to human intention.