November 15, 2017
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【雞腿菇 vs 蘑菇 vs 冬菇】???
簡易蒸冬菇食譜：
1. 香菇洗淨浸至軟身切蒂備用。
2. 以適量豆粉、油、黃糖撈均勻，蒸15分鐘，最後加生抽即可。
打工仔最擔心就是被人「燉冬菇」，其實為甚麼降職是「燉冬菇」？話說以前華籍警員的帽子很像冬菇，假如較高級的便衣警員被降職，就需要穿制服，戴上似冬菇的帽子而來的一個俗語。冬菇味鮮而香，在秋冬時分及做節都少不了燜冬菇這道菜，其實冬菇、常用於烹煮西菜的白磨菇及及雞腿菇的功效又有甚麼不同？
磨菇－屬性偏涼，能理氣開胃、益氣健脾。適合脾胃虛弱、無胃口及胃脹人士服用。能降血脂，所以糖尿病、減肥人士尤其適合。注意蘑菇為發物，不宜過量服用。
冬菇－亦即是香菇，主要產至廣東北江一帶，所以又被稱為「北菇」，屬性平和能補氣血，適合氣虛、血虛體質人士食用。另外能降血脂，所以糖尿病、減肥人士尤其適合。注意香菇為動風食品，有皮膚敏感、痕癢症狀不宜服用。
雞腿菇－屬性偏涼，功效與蘑菇相約，亦為動風發物食品，不宜多食。
King Oyster Mushroom vs Button Mushroom vs Shitake Mushroom
Simple steamed shitake mushroom recipe:
1. Rinse mushroom and soak until soft. Remove stem
2. Add in corn starch, oil and brown sugar and mix well. Steam for 15 minutes. Add light soy sauce and serve.
There’s a Cantonese saying, “stewing mushroom”, that all working people worry about. It means demotion and it originated from when police officers get demoted from a position where they don’t have to wear a uniform back to a uniform position. The hat or beret from the uniform often times shapes like a mushroom and hence the saying. Shitake mushrooms smell great and are delicious, a lot of festive meals would include stew mushroom. What are the differences between shitake mushroom, and mushrooms more often used in western cooking such as button mushroom and king oyster mushroom?
Shitake- mainly produced in Guangdong Bei River region, so it is also known as ‘northern mushroom’. They are mild in nature, and can replenish qi and blood. They are suitable qi deficiency and blood asthenia body constitution. They also help to reduce blood lipids making them especially suitable for those with diabetes and those on a diet. Note that shitake mushroom may activate internal wind and it is not suitable for those with skin allergies and itch.
Button mushroom- cool in nature, can regulate qi and stimulate appetite, nourish qi and strengthen the spleen. Suitable for those with asthenic weak stomach and spleen, and those with lack of appetite and abdominal bloating. They also help to reduce blood lipids making them especially suitable for those with diabetes and those on a diet. Button is considered a stimulating food and should not be over consumed.
