Tremella (or how white fungus got a fancy name)

People are so smart. Asian people eat weird things like fungus. White people don't like words like "fungus." So a genius in marketing decided to change the label to "tremella" and lo and behold, a new fad in dining started!

I made uh hem...tremella today (shh! don't tell anyone it's actually white fungus) with some dried dates, medlar, and bosc pear (what I had in the fridge)...


Two hours later (and a cracked pot later) I got some steaming fungus soup and some deliciously skin healing and soothing properties.

I ate it warm, but this soup is also delightful when served cold.