4 Viral Facts about Snow Mushrooms Dipped in Thai Sauce

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Snow mushrooms recently went viral when eaten with Thai sauce. Its unique shape makes many people curious about this mushroom. Here are the facts!

Snow mushrooms have become a culinary trend recently. On social media, many food vloggers show content about eating snow mushrooms with Thai sauce.

Many people think that the taste is delicious and the texture is chewy. This makes other netizens curious and want to taste the delicious snow mushrooms.

Apart from being delicious to eat, snow mushrooms are also rich in nutrients that are beneficial for body health. Quoted from various sources, here are the facts!

1. What is snow mold?

Snow fungus is known by the scientific name Tremella fuciformis. Photo: iStock

Snow fungus or known by its scientific name Tremella fuciformis. This fungus belongs to the Tremellaceae family. Snow fungus was first discovered in Brazil.

However, this mushroom is widely cultivated in Asian countries, including Indonesia. Snow fungus is a popular ingredient used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Snow mushrooms have a unique shape that resembles a fist with curly ends. Therefore it is often also called white ear mushroom, but with thicker waves.

2. Used for dessert

Snow mushrooms are used to make desserts. Photo: Getty Images/niuniu

Snow mushrooms have a chewy and soft texture. This makes snow fungus often used as a food ingredient, especially desserts.

Even though the taste is a bit bland, the chewy texture of this snow fungus is similar to jelly. Usually snow mushrooms are often processed into peach gum dessert.

Snow mushrooms are also used as a mixture in typical Chinese soups. Not only that, Chinese people also use snow fungus as an ingredient in traditional medicine.

The benefits of snow mushrooms are on the next page.