Sunday, June 20, 2010

Exotic Asian ingredients?

I recently dined at a chinese restaruant and ordered the Buddha's Feast...Basically lots of mixed veggies. However, there were three ingredients that were in it that I have never seen before.



1.) A stringy clump of what looked like long (thinner than angel hair) dark brown worms. The waitress said they call them "hairs" and did know what they were exactly...I am guessing a type of seaweed or mushroom??



2.) Looked like large pieces of a chopped cabbage...More yellow in color and very spongy in texture and almost seemed like it should not be edible.



3.) Looked like a very dark colored deflated balloon, maybe seaweed or a mushroom?



Thanks for your ideas in advance!



Exotic Asian ingredients?

Slight variations on the first answer but:



1. Woodear aka Black Fungus (not always dried)



2. Napa Cabbage



3. Straw Mushroom (usually not dried)



Exotic Asian ingredients?

Oy Vey:



1. Tree ears ( a type of dried fungus)



2. Napa cabbage



3. Dried mushroom

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