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 | DESCRIPTION |
A fungi, umbrella shape with a soft brown pink gills under the cap.
| HISTORY AND ORIGIN |
Mushroom was cultivated in Australia in the 1930's. Earlier references to mushroom was dated back 3000 years or more to the days of the Pharaohs.
| BUYING AND STORAGE |
Freshness, colour and shape are the three points to consider when buying mushroom. Select smooth, clean, white mushrooms, avoid withered products as this is a signs of age. Refrigerate mushroom in paper bag and will keep up to 4 days.
| PREPARATION AND USE |
Gently wipe with a damp cloth. Trim and discard stem base. Use raw or cooked. Can be use in salads, stir-fry, soups and sauces.
| NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
An excellent source of pantothenic.
| MAJOR NUTRIENTS |
- SERVING SIZE: 100 grm
| * ENERGY: | 98 | kj | * IRON: | grm | |
| * PROTEIN: | 4 | grm | * POTASSIUM: | grm | |
| * FAT: | grm | * CALCIUM: | grm | ||
| * CARBOHYDRATE: | 2 | grm | * VITAMIN A: | mg | |
| * DIETARY FIBRE: | 3 | grm | * VITAMIN B: | mg | |
| * SODIUM: | 7 | grm | * VITAMIN C: | mg |
| VARIETY |
SHITAKE: (Also called Chinese mushroom, Faa goo, Leong goo, Tung ku, Winter mushroom.) Likely brown colour mushroom with a thicker cap and has the best flavour. Can be dry.
OYSTER MUSHROOM: (Also called Abalone Mushroom, Chinese Mushroom, Hiratake, Hou goo, Shimeji.) A pale grey white mushroom, has oyster-shaped look and its very delicate.
BUTTON, CUPS, FLATS: (Also called Champignons, Common Mushroom.) Refer to stages of mushroom.
ENOKITAKE: A tiny mushroom with small round head on a slender stem which grow as long as 13cm. Cream yellow colour.
FIELD: Very similar to Common mushroom.
MATSUTAKE: (Pine Mushroom) It has a dark brown colour with a thick meaty stem. Usually eaten before caps spread open.
MOREL: (Also called Morille, Sponge Mushroom.) Has a brown yellow cream sponge-like pointed cap with pitted hollows.
NAMEKO: Small thick capped Japanese with a dark yellow amber colour. It has a woody flavour and gelatinous coating.
PARASOL: (Also called Umbrella Mushroom) A large tall mushroom with tiny scales on the cap.
SNOW FUNGUS: (Also called Seet gnee, Shirokikurage, Silver Fungus, White Fungus.) A fine cream crinkly dry fungus. Use in many Chinese cooking.
STRAW MUSHROOM: (Also called Grass Mushroom, Jelly Mushroom, Paddy Straw Mushroom.) Has a size and shape of a quail's egg, creamed at the base and grey black at the top.
TRUFFLE: Truffles are woody looking tubers which grow under ground.
ITALIAN OYSTER MUSHROOM: Meatier than a regular oyster mushroom, has a grey flesh and chewy texture.
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