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Wood ear
Auricularia auricula-judae
A rubbery ear on elder wood — crunch in soup, and a traditional blood-moving food in Chinese cooking.
Flavor
Almost none — a clean, cartilaginous crunch that takes on the broth.
Symptoms
poor circulation, fatigue
In favor
Keeps dried for years
Against
Flavorless alone
Grow lab
Yes
Days to harvest
6–12 months on inoculated logs