Everything about mushrooms

 

Everything about mushrooms

There are about 10000 types of mushrooms in the world. We can’t tell mushrooms are fruit or vegetable or plant exactly. I’ll introduce it as a vegetable for this article. I think, as a vegetable, it is the highest variant we can see. But some variants of mushroom can’t find easily. They are very rare. Some are in places that can’t reach anyone. Like inside the Emerson rainforest, Tiga, black forest, some Asian and African forests, etc. This article series about vegetables we can eat for getting a healthy life.

Variants of mushrooms

I like to mention few types of mushrooms we can eat. And also there are thousands of mushrooms not safe for humans to eat.  Morel, button, porcini, shiitake, maitake, hedgehog are the main variants of mushrooms we can eat. At present many people add mushrooms to their diet. Because it’s a very good weight-loss food. In America, portobello and cremini types are famous. Morels are the most demanded type. It’s difficult to find it in the market.

Who produces the most mushrooms?

If we look at consumption Chinese people cook mushrooms in various types to eat. In the world, China produces the most stock of mushrooms. It’s around 78 lakhs of tons in a year. They cook various mushrooms in various methods. We can see hundreds of mushroom recipes in the world. In Asia, mushroom curry is a famous meal. American and European people like to soup. Many farmers grow mushrooms on a small scale because it’s a crop with good economic value. In 2020 morel mushroom 1kg price is around 70 $. You can imagine the economic value of mushrooms now. The other matter is we can keep more days than other vegetables, without expire. This fact also leads to produce mushrooms in many countries. 

Content of mushroom

There are many vitamins and nutrients in mushrooms. And also minerals. Copper, Potassium, selenium, iron, and low in sodium. And also it’s a good source of vitamins A, B-6, C, and D. Mushroom is a low-calorie vegetable. It’s 22 in 100 grams. That’s why we called it weight-loss food. It is a Cholesterol Free food. Because of those nutrients, we can get many benefits for our health.

Benefits of eating mushrooms

Because of many vitamins and nutrients mushroom gives us many benefits for our body.  It’s good for our bonds and heart. Helps to protect the heart from heart attacks and lower blood pleasure problems. It can reduce your cholesterol level. Therefore mushrooms can burn your fat. Because of improves body immunity we can save from many diseases. And also reduce the risk of osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, and cancers. It helps to get strong bones, nails, teeth, and hair. 

What bad of eating more mushrooms

Eating more mushrooms is not good for health. Some mushrooms can create stomach problems. It will cause vomiting and diarrhea. Sometimes it will because of skin problems like rashes. This problem affects only some people. Mushrooms not good for pregnant women. We can divide into three categories all foods. They are cold, hot, and medium foods. This cold means not about the external temperature of the food. It’s about how those foods affect our bodies. However, I want to mention mushrooms are hot food. Therefore it not good for pregnant women.  Prawns, squid, cherries, peaches are hot foods. Watermelon, oranges, pears are cool foods. Eating too much of those foods can bring some diseases for you. Include mushrooms.

Add mushrooms to your diet 

Mushrooms low in calories. IT can reduce your weight quickly. But like other vegetables, we can’t eat every day and twice or thrice for a day. It’s better to get 3 or 4 times a week.  If you are a European or American person I recommend mushroom soup. In Asia, it’s better to make a mushroom curry. It’s tastes like chicken curry. That curry is the best way to feel a meat taste for vegetarian people. I’ll tell you how to make some dishes using this vegetable.

Make a cream of mushroom soup

At present we can buy everything from the market. Now there are mushroom soup powder packets in shops. You can easily make soup just by adding milk with this powder. But I’m going to tell you how to make a cream of mushroom soup using natural mushrooms. We can buy that mushroom packets also from the market. First, you must cut to small pieces that mushrooms. Get water, butter, cream, salt, pepper, wheat powder, and cow’s milk, cut 6 small onions and one big onion, garlic, coconut oil, and chopped parsley. First, get 2 tablespoons of butter and half a spoon of oil and put the item in the pan. After 2 minutes add 3 pieces of garlic and all cut onions. In 3 or 4 minutes add the mushrooms and shuffle it at low temperature. Now put wheat powder, Then add water, salt, milk, and pepper to taste. After 5 minutes you can bring the pan. Take a cup and add cream and parsley to the soup. This is good for your health and taste is superb.

Grow mushrooms 

It’s not easy to plant like other vegetables. You must reserve a special room for it. And also you have to find some materials. Wood powders, rice husks, calcium carbonate, soya powder, magnesium sulfate are some of them. If you only take it for home consumption, it’s better to buy from the market. For commercial purposes, you can grow mushroom on a large scale.