Silver Ears with ‘Milk’ Stock

Also Known as white ears and snow ears, these fungi are whitish, semi-transparent masses of folds grown in the wild on dead wood in damp forests. During the Qing dynasty, they were considered an aristocratic food, and were served at posh banquets, but since their successful cultivation in the 1970s, which resulted in a big drop in their price, they have become easily accessible to many people. That they are a good tonic benefiting high blood pressure and cholesterol levels makes them the mo