In fact, this delicious food material only grows on stones. It looks like "black fungus". People used to call it "stone ear" or "stone ear", which looks like an ear. Its name is vivid and delicious. So, where is this delicious and valuable tremella? Tremella generally grows in Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangxi, Anhui, Chongqing, Jiangxi and other places. It usually grows on rocks on mountains, in cracks in rocks, on cliffs and in cool and humid places. Although it looks particularly like fungus, it is thinner, flatter, irregular, round, black and dull than fungus.
But don't underestimate this small and insignificant creature. Its value is very great. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, you can "improve your eyesight and replenish essence". In ancient books, it is highly appraised. Unfortunately, in rural areas, many people don't know this kind of thing, which has a lot to do with our traditional folk culture. In folklore, diligence is the best quality and laziness will be condemned. In the words of rural people, it is "idleness".
Therefore, traditional farmers are more interested in eating tremella, loach, eel and crab. Is to resist! So far, it is usually impossible to cook rare game in rural areas, because the older generation of farmers don't allow them to eat such messy things, and loach eels don't allow you to put them in the pot. Therefore, Shan Ye treasures like Stone Ears have been forgotten.