Bamboo fungus turns brown after two years

Traditional Chinese Medicine is a profound and extensive medical science, and its status is very important to the Chinese people. Bamboo fungus is a traditional Chinese medicine with a cold nature. It tastes bitter and sweet, and in traditional Chinese medicine, it is considered a cold food. It mainly has the effects of beautifying and nourishing the skin, nourishing yang and kidney, protecting the liver, preventing cancer, and fighting cancer etc. So, can we still eat bamboo fungus if it turns brown after two years?

1. Can you still eat bamboo fungus if it turns yellow?

Many friends think that if bamboo fungus turns yellow, it has gone bad and can no longer be eaten. In fact, this idea is somewhat inaccurate. Bamboo fungus turns yellow due to contact with oxygen in the air. If the bamboo fungus itself has no peculiar smell and has not expired, it can be used normally. Don't worry too much.

There are two types of bamboo fungus (Yikand bamboo fungus is of good quality), one is dried bamboo fungus and the other is fresh bamboo fungus. Fresh bamboo fungus is white and looks very beautiful, but it will change color over time, unless it is smoked with sulfur, it will remain white. Naturally air-dried or dried bamboo fungus will gradually change color, but this will not affect the quality and taste. It’s just not as deep as the bamboo fungus in the past, so everyone must pay special attention to it.

2. What should not be eaten with bamboo fungus?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bamboo fungus is sweet, slightly bitter and cold in nature. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes complementarity, so it is best not to cook bamboo fungus, which is cold in nature, with cold foods.

Vegetables with cold nature include bitter gourd, tomato, water celery, eggplant, amaranth, spinach, lettuce, cauliflower, winter melon, sweet potato, and loofah.

Cold meats include: duck eggs (slightly cold), clams, snails (very cold), horse meat, duck meat, crabs, river clams, octopus, mullet, otter meat, oyster meat, etc.

Fruits with cold properties include: pears, apples, loquats, monk fruit, lotus seeds, lilies, strawberries, etc.

3. How to cook and eat fresh bamboo fungus

Bamboo fungus (Yikand Bamboo Fungus is very good) is known as gentleman vegetable and health-preserving fungus. It is suitable to be paired with many ingredients. Stewing bamboo fungus with different ingredients can have different health-preserving effects.

Beauty and moisturizing: Bamboo fungus and white fungus soup made from bamboo fungus, white fungus, red dates and rock sugar can beautify and moisturize the skin.

Nourishing and strengthening: Bamboo fungus can be paired with old hens, pigeons, goose meat, spare ribs, sea cucumbers, abalone, pork elbows, cordyceps flowers, yam and other ingredients to have a nourishing and strengthening effect.

Liver protection: Bamboo fungus, shiitake mushrooms, bean sprouts, white fungus, and kelp can protect the liver.

Anti-cancer and anti-tumor effect: stewing bamboo fungus with okra, black fungus, hericium erinaceus, white fungus and winter bamboo shoots has the effect of preventing and fighting cancer.

4. How long is the shelf life of bamboo fungus?

Generally, food has a specified shelf life. After the shelf life expires, the food is easily invaded by some external bacteria, and its nutrients will be eroded and destroyed. At this time, when eating bamboo fungus, not only can the nutrients in it not be absorbed well, so expired bamboo fungus cannot be used. Moreover, the shelf life of bamboo fungus is determined according to the different production methods. Generally, bamboo fungus needs to be sealed and stored. The shelf life is generally about one to three years, which needs to be determined according to the packaging date and the storage environment.

5. Can bamboo fungus still be eaten if it turns brown?

Generally, if it turns brown, it may be deeply spoiled and cannot be eaten.