Enoki

Enoki(Flammulina velutipes, golden needle mushroom) is a popular edible mushroom. It grows throughout the northern hemisphere, i.e. it can be found in North America, Asia, Europe. In addition, it is also commercially cultivated. It is therefore available all over the world. It is a saprophytic fungus that grows in clusters at the roots of trees and the bases of stumps. It tolerates low temperatures very well, even those below zero. It can therefore be collected even in winter. It is also available fresh all year round. Enoki from the wild and those grown artificially differ in form but not in effect. Enoki from the wild has a small, circular, slightly convex, honey-golden cap, which is a little sticky, on a thin, velvety foot that is about 10 cm high. Enoki grown without light is white with pointed 'undeveloped' hats.

Written records of it date back to the Han Dynasty. In the period around 900 AD (si shi zuan yao), there are texts that describe in detail how to cultivate and grow Enoki, i.e. how to prepare a suitable growing medium, how to water the mushroom, etc.

For scientific purposes, Enoki was described in 1782 by M. A. Curtis, who placed it in the genus Agaricae, naming it Agaricus velutipes. The renaming did not occur until 1951, when R. Singer reclassified it to its present group and also gave it a new name, i.e. Flammulina velutipes.

Enoki is a very tasty mushroom with a variety of uses in the kitchen.

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