Wild harvested wood ears 👂🏽 Wood Ear mushrooms, botanically classified as Auricularia auricula-judae, are an edible ear jelly fungus that is a member of the Auriculariaceae family. Also known as the Cloud Ear, Jew Ear, Black fungus, and Jelly Ear, Wood Ear mushrooms are found in humid, temperate forests. Wood Ear mushrooms are utilized for their chewy texture rather than their mild taste and are a popular textural element in many Asian soup dishes. When cooked, Wood Ear mushrooms are firm, crunchy, and toothsome with a mild, musty flavor. Wood Ear mushrooms contain iron, protein, fiber, and vitamins B1 and B2. In Asia, Wood Ear mushrooms are known as Yung ngo, Kikurage, Mokurage, and Aragekikurage. The Chinese call it "Hei mu-er,” and consider the Wood Ear mushroom to be both edible and medicinal as it has been used since the Tang dynasty from 618-907 BCE. In China, Wood Ear mushrooms are added to dishes to help improve breathing, circulation, sore throats, and wellbeing, and to help reduce colds and fevers. #growninhaiti #woodears #fungi #mycology #forage #wildharvested #mushroom #haiti #ayiti #organic #soilhealth #regenerativefoodsystems https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYDP-bOReA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=