According to Wikipedia, the Melaleuca mushroom has the scientific name Tylopileus, is a large mushroom distributed in the Northeast of Europe, North America... In Vietnam, Melaleuca mushrooms are most abundant in the Central provinces such as Quang Binh , Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue. In addition, Melaleuca mushrooms are also abundant in Phu Quoc Island, Kien Giang Province. Melaleuca mushrooms grow on hillsides or along streams on the layer of rotten leaves under the Melaleuca forest canopy. In terms of appearance, Melaleuca mushrooms are purple-brown. The inside of the mushroom is smooth white. The shape is beautiful and the sweet and bitter taste is very characteristic.

According to Oriental medicine, Melaleuca mushroom is very good because it can cure many diseases such as fatigue, flu, headache. It has the effect of nourishing internal organs thanks to the Melaleuca oil in the mushroom. The bitter taste of the mushroom has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, and is very good for sobering up. Dishes made from Melaleuca mushroom have a very distinctive taste, which is a bitter-sweet taste that when enjoyed will be an unforgettable experience, the more you eat, the more addicted you become.

In the fall, Melaleuca mushrooms are sold in most markets in Hue with prices ranging from 20,000-35,000 VND/kg. The way to prepare mushrooms is simple but no less sophisticated. After being harvested or bought at the market, the mushroom stems will be peeled off to remove impurities, rotten leaves stuck on the mushroom ears and the mushroom stem base will be cut off. Then wash with salt water and blanch in boiling water to reduce the bitterness of the mushrooms before preparing the dish, but remember to only reduce the bitterness a little, because it is this divine bitterness that makes the Melaleuca mushroom brand and fascinates gourmets. Hue people have many delicious and nutritious dishes made from Melaleuca mushrooms, such as Melaleuca mushrooms stir-fried with lean meat, Melaleuca mushrooms cooked with sweet potato leaves soup or cooked with mixed vegetables...

If you need to cool down, try melaleuca mushroom soup cooked with sweet potato shoots or you can replace sweet potato leaves with mixed vegetables.

Especially the legendary mushroom porridge that many “drinkers” love because of its hangover-relieving properties. The porridge is not only delicious but also has the effect of improving health and curing some diseases such as headaches, flu, etc., so it is very popular with Hue residents. Mushroom porridge is cooked with fresh shrimp, crab cakes, etc. to increase nutrition and delicious flavor.

Attractive mushroom noodle soup.

The shrimp is peeled, marinated with fish sauce, pepper and shallots, then stir-fried with the straw mushrooms. The rice used to cook the porridge is fragrant sticky rice so that the porridge has a "stiff texture" to be delicious. When the porridge is cooked and the rice grains are soft, add the stir-fried shrimp and mushroom mixture and the crab cakes that have just been cooked. Cook for a few more minutes and the finished product will meet the requirements. Enjoying the straw mushroom porridge, you will surely be extremely delighted by its uniqueness. Putting the straw mushroom porridge in your mouth, the first feeling is a mild bitter taste, but just a few seconds after swallowing, you will feel the sweet aftertaste of the mushrooms. If you like, you will have a snack with straw mushroom noodle soup. Tapioca flour is hand-rolled into small, short strands; clear, sweet beef bone broth; fatty, golden-brown crab fat. A little natural shrimp, fragrant crab cakes and must add crispy straw mushroom buds that have been stir-fried to create a colorful "combination". Diners will feel the faint aroma of strong pepper and the spicy taste of green chili and fragrant coriander, typical of Hue people.

Eating it once makes you addicted, so you look forward to the next year's Tram mushroom season with a craving to enjoy delicious dishes made from Tram mushrooms that nature has generously bestowed upon humans in this poetic ancient capital. Come to Hue once in the fall, the Tram mushroom season, to enjoy the culinary masterpiece that Mother Nature has bestowed upon this place...

Come, we will welcome you./.

Dao Minh Tuan

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