Mushrooms hint: description and ways of using the product

Mushrooms hint - these are bright representatives of the family of stropharia, which are cultivated and widely used in some Asian countries (Japan and China). Translated from Latin, their name sounds like "edible scaly", and redheaded forest dwellers fully justify it.

Detailed description

Outwardly, the mushrooms hint very similar to honey mushrooms, which are so many in the Russian forests. As saprophytes, they usually grow on stumps or trunks of fallen trees, mostly broad-leaved species. By their nature, these are heterotrophic organisms, which are consumed by ready-made organic compounds, resulting from the rotting of plant tissues. Mushrooms hint grow whole "family". From one base leaves several legs, covered with small scales.

Their orange-brown caps with a diameter of 1-2 cm are covered with a gelatinous substance, similar to jelly. That's why the Japanese call them "slippery mushrooms". Appear red-headed handsome, usually in the fall. It is at this time of year in the forests you can find huge plantations, where mushrooms are hinted, like buttons, scattered in the glades. On a production scale, they are grown on farms where wood chips are used as a nutrient medium. But the natural gifts of the forest are, of course, much appreciated.

Industrial blanks

A distinctive feature of the famous "Japanese sweatshop" is that they are stored for a short time fresh and very quickly deteriorate. Freeze such mushrooms, unlike popular mushrooms, is not accepted. Nevertheless, they can be found on sale outside the country. As a rule, it is mushrooms hinting canned. Usually they are sold in glass or tin cans.

Most often, these mushrooms are salted, then used for cooking various national dishes: broths, soups, snacks or salads. The consistency of the hint is very mild, which is not quite common for European consumers. But the Japanese are this quality, together with the natural "slipperiness" is valued in such mushrooms the most. Those who do not like these characteristics can buy pickled hints from the stores. They are sold, as a rule, packaged in tin cans of 640 grams. Such mushrooms do not require additional heat treatment. They can immediately be added to a salad or used as an original addition and decoration for various snacks.

Chinese style soup

How can a normal Russian at home use mushrooms hinting canned? Recipes, for example, traditional Chinese cuisine for us quite unusual. Nevertheless, it is worth trying to prepare a simple, but very tasty national soup noodles. To work, you need the following ingredients: 200 grams of canned hints and the same amount of Brussels sprouts, 1 stalk of leek, 100 grams of noodles (rice, wheat or egg), half a cup of soy sauce, a handful of chopped green onions, a teaspoon of starch (corn or potato) , 50 grams of tofu, a little black pepper, a slice of chili pepper, 15-20 grams of vegetable and a teaspoon of sesame oil.

The dish is prepared very quickly:

1. First, all components of the soup should be prepared. To do this, cabbage should be washed and, removing the cobs, cut each kochanchik into 4 parts. Cut the leeks into rings, and tofu into cubes. After this, you can proceed to the main process.
2. Mushrooms boil for 5 minutes in boiling water.
3. In the saucepan pour sesame oil and lightly fry the leek in it.
4. There, too, send Brussels sprouts and wait until a golden crust appears on it.
5. Add mushrooms, peppers and fry foods together for 3 minutes.
6. At this time you need to boil the noodles. To do this, you can use water, in which hinted.
7. Transfer the finished noodles into a saucepan, add the sauce, greens and cook for 2 more minutes.
8. In 100 grams of water, dilute the starch with 2 tablespoons of sauce, and then pour the mixture into a saucepan.
9. Add the remaining ingredients and cook for another minute 2.

Ready soup in a plate can be decorated with greens or sesame seeds. It turns out rather unusual, but very tasty.

A wonderful appetizer

Where else in the everyday life can you use mushrooms hinting canned? Recipes for salads with them differ little from the options that are familiar to our people. One of them requires the presence of products such as 300 grams of canned mushrooms, egg, a small onion, vegetable oil, a tablespoon of vinegar (or mayonnaise).

Preparation of this dish takes only a few minutes:

1. First you need to boil an egg.
2. At this time, you can cut the onion and open the jar with mushrooms. Those who do not like slippery hints can pre-boil them. In this case, the mucus will go to the broth, and the mushrooms will remain soft and fragrant.
3. All components should be collected in a salad bowl and thoroughly mixed. If mayonnaise is used as dressing, then vegetable oil will no longer be needed.

If the dish is prepared for a festive table, then it can be served in improvised plates made from the skin of exotic fruits, or decomposed into lettuce leaves. Such an unusual approach to the issue of serving must be liked by the guests.