✔Flammulina velutipes, more commonly known as Gold Enoki has been used in Asian cuisine for many years.
✔The word Enoki in Japanese means hackberry, referencing the type of tree it grows on naturally.
✔ It is highly valued in Japan, not only for its culinary purposes, but for its medicinal benefits.
✔ It is rich in protein, vitamin B3, amino acids and has trace amounts of iron.
1. Antioxidant
2. Supports the immune system
3. Anti-cancer
4. Antiviral
5. Antibacterial
✔The appearance of Flammulina velutipes grows in clusters and the look varies greatly depending on the environment it was grown in.
✔When grown in sunlight, it takes on a dark brown color. Deprived of sunlight, it will be whitish. If it has a lot of oxygen, it will grow shorter and wider, whereas if it doesn’t have much oxygen, it will grow tall with small caps.
✔Naturally, it grows on stumps of the Chinese hackberry tree, ash, mulberry and persimmon trees. It has a crisp texture and can be refrigerated for approximately 1 week.