Hazelnut is an edible fungus of Tricholomataceae. Wild Corylus heterophylla is one of the unique delicacies in Northeast China, and it is one of the few edible fungi that cannot be cultivated artificially.
Hazelnut mushroom is delicious, and stewed chicken with hazelnut mushroom is an indispensable traditional dish for northeast people to entertain guests. Hazelnut mushroom contains many kinds of amino acids and vitamins necessary for human body. Regular consumption can enhance the body's immunity, improve intelligence, make people feel happy, replenish qi and not be hungry, and prolong the intellectual fit period.
Hazelnut mushroom is umbrella-shaped, light khaki, and brown when it is old. There are flat or upright scales in the middle of the cover, which are almost smooth after aging, and there are radial stripes on the edge of the cover. Open the lid and you can see the white flesh of the mushroom. The stalk is slender, cylindrical, slightly thick at the base, curved, 5- 13 cm high, with longitudinal stripes and soft to hollow inside.
Hazelnut mushrooms grow in July and August on dry bases, roots, fallen trees and branches buried in coniferous and broad-leaved trees. Generally born on hazel mountain in shallow mountainous area, it is named "hazel mushroom". Hazelnut mushrooms are not only edible, but also medicinal. Hazelnut mushroom can be used to cultivate gastrodia elata, that is, to improve the yield and quality of gastrodia elata in artificial cultivation by using its biological relationship.
Efficacy and function of wild hazel mushroom
Regular consumption of wild hazel mushrooms can prevent dry skin and resist some respiratory and digestive tract infections. The efficacy of hazel mushrooms does not stop there. It is also very effective in preventing vision loss and night blindness. If you are a person who often sits in front of the computer, I suggest you eat more hazelnuts, which is very helpful for eye vision protection. At the same time, Corylus heterophylla can be used to cultivate Gastrodia elata, that is, its biological relationship can be used to improve the yield and quality of Gastrodia elata in artificial cultivation, which has the same effects as Gastrodia elata, such as expelling wind and activating collaterals, strengthening tendons and bones, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Its polysaccharide has pharmacological and health-care effects such as anti-radiation, promoting hematopoiesis, regulating immune function and inhibiting tumor growth.
There is an old saying in Northeast China: "When an uncle leads the door, the chicken scares the soul". In other words, the new uncle came to his mother-in-law's house for the first time, and her mother-in-law must treat him to stewed chicken with hazelnuts, which shows the grandeur of this dish.