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July 29, 2024
A day of delicious mushroom freedom
Who understands the joy of picking wild mushrooms? Growing up in the city, I often eat cultivated mushrooms and rarely come into contact with wild fresh mushrooms, mainly because I have a natural distance from poisonous mushrooms. Unexpectedly, this trip to western Sichuan allowed me to freely pick and taste wild mushrooms.
Early this morning, led by the owner and his wife of Kangding Dengba Meisu (Zhonggu Hot Spring Branch) Hotel, a group of seven or eight tourists climbed the southern foot of the Yala Snow Mountain to pick wild mushrooms. The boss said that many mushrooms are poisonous and cannot be eaten, so today we will focus on picking the highly recognizable, delicious and tasty porcini mushrooms. We followed the natural path formed in the mountains, running around in the coniferous forest, and saw piles of pine needles pushed up high, which probably meant there were mushrooms underneath. For me, good mushrooms are those that are big and plump. The boss pointed out to me which mushrooms were delicious and which ones looked good but were not tasty. Searching for wild mushrooms is like a treasure hunt, full of unknowns and challenges. It is not only a physical job that requires climbing up hills and hills, but also requires patience and experience. Some mushrooms hide under dead leaves and are similar in color to the dead leaves. When you see the bulges on the dead leaves at the bottom of the tree, you have to use a stick to dig them up. Then, the mushrooms hidden in the soil will appear before your eyes... The mountains are high and the forests are dense, making it very difficult to walk, but the joy of finding mushrooms from time to time dilutes the physical fatigue.
We returned to the hotel at noon. The boss identified the porcini again and picked out the porcini. He then cooked fried porcini with bacon and porcini chicken soup for us. Mushrooms are delicious and fragrant. They are great in stir-frying or making soup. They are tender and smooth when cooked, and crispy and refreshing when made into soup. It can be said that enjoying delicious food is a process for us to find inner peace and tranquility. We can fully enjoy the healing power in the world of food.
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