Yunnan people have a preference for mushrooms that is difficult for ordinary people to understand. The natural environment of Yunnan is suitable for the growth of a variety of mushrooms, but in fact, many mushrooms are poisonous and cannot be eaten casually. Today, let's talk about the chicken longitudinal fungus that everyone likes.
Chicken mushrooms look thin and long, oval tip, the top of the gray is dark, is a very delicious ingredient for soup or stir-frying. Chicken longitudinal fungus is a wild edible fungus, generally connected to the termite nest, chicken longitudinal fungus and termite nest to achieve symbiotic life, under the right temperature and humidity conditions, can grow an edible fungal fruiting body.
The nutritional value of chicken mushrooms is higher than that of ordinary mushrooms, its flesh is fat, the taste is salty, sweet and crispy, and there are amino acids, proteins and other trace fats necessary for the human body, and because its nutrients are better than other mushrooms, its price is naturally relatively high.
Yunnan is an important producer of chicken longitudinal fungi in China, which can produce more than 2,000 tons a year. Chicken longitudinal fungus is a natural product, pure wild, can not be artificially cultivated, belongs to green and healthy food, which is also one of the main reasons for its relatively high price.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > a cornfield with 40 nests of chicken longitudinal fungi</h1>
Duan Bin, a farmer in Yuxi, Yunnan Province, whose family has a corn field, grows a large number of chicken longitudinal bacteria every year, and it is said that after harvesting 60 nests of chicken longitudinal fungi last year, 40 litters have been harvested this year.
As a result, the value of this cornfield has been greatly improved, bringing a lot of additional income to the Duan Bin family, and the chicken fungi that the family can't eat every year can be sold at a good price in the market. Yunnan people are still very talented at identifying mushrooms, whether it is a chicken mushroom or not can be seen at a glance, so it is impossible to pass the pass.
As we all know, the chicken longitudinal fungus belongs to either not long, or a long will grow a nest, so what kind of environment does the chicken longitudinal fungus like to grow in? Where is it easier to find wild chicken mushrooms?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" > the right temperature and humidity</h1>
When ants collect food from food will bring a large number of chicken longitudinal mycelium back to their nests, once they have a moderate temperature and humidity, the chicken longitudinal mycelium will begin to germinate and grow, and by absorbing nutrients they will gradually form a chicken longitudinal fungus entity. Therefore, the chicken longitudinal fungus is actually symbiotic with the termite nest, and only when there are special ants, there will be germination of the chicken longitudinal fungus, until the chicken longitudinal germination is emitted to the ground, and the chicken longitudinal nest is formed.
The growth of chicken longitudinal bacteria on the temperature requirements are very strict, they are more suitable for growth and development in the conditions of 18-25 degrees, once above or below this temperature, the body of chicken longitudinal bacteria is difficult to generate, so why Yunnan can be suitable for the growth of chicken longitudinal bacteria is self-evident.
Chicken longitudinal bacteria prefer to live in a relatively humid environment, but can not grow in the lower-lying water areas, and there will be no chicken longitudinal bacteria in places that are also too dry. Therefore, its humidity requirements are also relatively strict.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="13" > Why can't chicken longitudinal fungi be artificially bred? </h1>
Why is it often difficult to breed chicken longitudinal bacteria artificially? Chicken longitudinal bacteria is grown in termite nests, termite nests have the best medium to form the growth of chicken longitudinal bacteria, as far as the current research is concerned, we do not know how the culture bacteria of chicken longitudinal bacteria are formed. After all, compared with other fungi, there are great differences between the growth environment and the nutrients absorbed by chicken longitudinal fungi. Most fungi rely on rotten trees to suck up nutrients, but chickens rely on a more complex nest environment.
Also because there is a certain symbiotic relationship between the two, there must be a termite nest under the chicken longitudinal fungus. The growth of chicken longitudinal fungi is also very characteristic, such as it grows in this place for several years, as long as you do not disturb it, it will continue to grow next year, which is the chicken longitudinal nest. Therefore, when picking, we must pay attention not to alarm the termite nest below, otherwise the termites will move and the chicken will be gone.
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