Ladies, thank you so much for this informative lesson. I will check out my Asian market so I can try to cook this. I love the idea of “balancing” everything. Your culture is so wise in connecting food with health. Thank you both. I am amazed that there are no other seasonings that go into this soup.
Hi Keith, I'm so glad that you like this video! Yes, traditional Chinese culture is very profound. I'm still learning it every day. I hope you'll find all the ingredients. Best wishes! :)
Used white fungus for the first time, and I love it! I added wonton broth, dried seaweed strips and the white fungus (both soaked and rinsed of course, and the white fungus trimmed), a bit of sliced veggies (green beans, carrots, onion, leek and chili pepperseeds), let it simmer for about 10 minutes and then at the end added wonton shrimps and let it simmer for another 3 minutes. Delicious!! I ate the whole pot in less than an hour, that's how good it is! Planning on making this daily, to help me loose a few pounds while still enjoying good food. :) Cheers.
I made this soup today. It’s alright. The flavour is subtle. The consistency reminds me of saliva, lol. It’s like a sweet saliva, lol. It almost made me gag a few times but after it sat awhile, it got cooler and it tasted better so I’m going to put the rest in the fridge and chill it. I’m still going to eat it because I made a huge pot and I don’t want it to go to waste, lol. I’m hoping the taste will grow on me, otherwise, whatever. I’ll keep eating it if I see any improvements in my beauty. Sometimes beauty is pain! 😂
Hello, could you please tell me if it is ok to use dehydrated dates? And would you just cook the dried dates in the pot or rehydrate them first? I thought you would know since your mom made this. Thank you for answering my question, I appreciate it...
You have to soak the dried dates before cooking. My mom soak the dried date for an hour before cooking. You can do some experiments on the dried dates too 😊
Wood ear mushrooms can be found at the Asian store but its labeled as white fungus. I just bought some today at a Korean market and that's what it's called. You can make it as a salad mixed with seafood and veggies with sweet chili sauce and lime on it. Tastes delicious!
I went to the supermarket where I've met a Chinese old man who told me to buy it. Then i bought it ( he helped me to choose the good ones and told me how to cook) . Very delicious ☺️
Do you often use red dates?Great! We have launched a new batch of red dates. You are invited to taste them. They are free of charge.If you are interested, reply to me. US ONLY
Hi Cuties, I am Chinese Jamaican (Hakka) living in Miami (83 years old and hitting on the pretty girls (Hee hee!). My wife's family have practiced TCM and she introduced me to the practice, so I am always watching videos to improve my knowledge and also enjoy the various way to make the tea and soups. Keep up the great work. I am also a big fan of Shirley from Australia.
My mom makes this and I wanted to learn more about it and how its made exactly, thats what brought me to your video. So simple, and delicious I just had a bowl. Also really enjoyed your video. You explain things well and super cute.
I'm going to use this on top of my aging resistance to freak out youths at least 80 years from now. "That's right, I'm pushing 100, but I look like I'm 15. I'm a witch."
@@CiCiLi The soup came out great! The only thing is my red dates were huge, maybe 2 or 3x bigger than what you used and it made the soup sweet enough that I didn't really need to add honey. But I enjoyed it very much. Thanks!
I was very impressed with your video presentation and went to my local Oriental market and purchased exactly the same ingredients....soaked overnight, cleaned exactly the same and cooked according to your very clear directions. It must be a cultural things...being a Westerner, my taste buds for 79 years have developed from varying flavor profiles. I tried 3 times to eat this soup, but there was no taste and the texture was most difficult for me to digest. I had such high hopes as I suffer with inflammation. Good luck to all those who are able to ingest this.
Meggie Meg Murphy, the texture is indeed peculiar but the taste can be adjusted. Have you tried incorporating a small quantity of cooked mushrooms into a smoothie or blending it into a hot chocolate ? It’s what I do with my daily teaspoon of turmeric + pepper (also anti-inflammatory) as I don’t like its flavour. I hope this message was helpful and finds you well and still trying to thrive on plants 🌱. Have a blessed day!
I teach you more simple... get Koki or kochi 1/2 cup (just like red beads) & 15 dry dates wash 2 times soak them 20 minutes and boil them without honey it has natural sweet taste. You can add 1 bag Jasmine tea and boil take hot its relaxing and keeps your face skin smooth and makes you look young. You can eat kochi and the dates too.
If you like soup you can try 5 bags of Jasmine tea bag boil with half chicken and a small ginger boil them together. It is a pleasant light Chicken soup. You can add Kochi or do not add its okay. But if you care to look younger add a big tea soup of kochi boil together till the chicken is soft and tender.
Do you often use red dates?Great! We have launched a new batch of red dates. You are invited to taste them. They are free of charge.If you are interested, reply to me. US ONLY
The Chinese lady is correct when she says White Wood Ear Mushroom in referring to Snow Fungus/White Fungus. It is not the most common name for it, but it is correct. Just like the most common name for Wood Ear Fungus is Black Fungus. The recipe is traditionally prepared with Chinese Rock Sugar; Chinese Rock Sugar is medicinal and commonplace in TCM for treating the lungs. The lungs have a powerful influence over the skin, so you can see the logic in its health being beneficial to maintaining the beauty of the skin.
Do you often use red dates?Great! We have launched a new batch of red dates. You are invited to taste them. They are free of charge.If you are interested, reply to me. US ONLY
Hi Cici and Mia, where do you get the snow fungus mushroom I love the video, your explanation of Ying and Yang, and all the benefits of Chinese medicine.
Suz N lol some people get confused. While in the west they’re called black fungus or snow fungus depending on their color, while in China specifically, they are known as wood ears when you take the direct translation from the character 木耳. It’s called wood ear because it’s shaped a little bit like a ear, and it grows on tree trunks and bark, making it known as “wood ear”
Snow fungus is also known by many names, such as white fungus, silver ear fungus, white wood ear fungus etc, so they're not wrong, but perhaps they could have been more specific in specifying the colour alongside as there also black fungus or black wood ear fungus avail in the markets. Anyway, the jujubes (red dates) can be boiled together from the very beginning but NOT the goji berries as goji berries are very tiny, which they will start splitting if boiled for too long.
Hi Suz, in Chinese, we generally call both the white and the black fungus mushrooms as 木耳(mu we). So the direct translation would be wood ear mushrooms. And in English, we also call the white fungus mushroom as snow fugus, snow ear, silver ear fungus, or white wood ear mushrooms. As to why I added the dried red dates and goji berries later. Here are my reasonings: if you add the dates and cook it for too long. The dates will have a sour taste. So it’s best not to cook them for more than 20 mins. As for the goqi berries, you barely need to cook them. If you cook them for too long, you will lose its nutrition.
Do you often use red dates?Great! We have launched a new batch of red dates. You are invited to taste them. They are free of charge.If you are interested, reply to me
Yes. Herbs and spice are added to traditional Chinese food. The meat and vegetable are eaten I sort of a balance too. Completely different from the take out ones lol. But hey, I can have some cravings sometime right?
Hi... I was going through the comments to hopefully find something on how often to eat this soup. There's so many to go through. Can you specify please? How much per day, daily or times per week? Thank you!!!
I love this ...my grandpa always make this but since the pandemic I haven’t been able to meet him...and just buy it at my local uhm u know I dun know what its called in English 😅 its my fav and idk how my grandpa make it ...it taste like luo han guo
Thank you for the question! While both black wood ear mushrooms and snow fungus share some similar benefits like promoting digestive health due to their high fiber content, they are not exactly the same and may have slightly different specific health advantages, with snow fungus often being associated more with moisturizing and cooling properties while wood ear mushrooms may have a stronger focus on immune support and cholesterol management.
This looks great to try. I researched each and the goji berry seems to cause leaky gut syndrome? Can omit? Where did you purchase your cute pot from also please?
Goji berries contain betaine (9). Betaine could also be used to induce menstruation and abortion. The berries also have an estrogen-mimicking effect. Hence, they must not be used by pregnant or lactating women or anyone with diseases sensitive to estrogen. Goji berries are rich in a chemical compound that increases the risk of a digestive syndrome condition called 'leaky gut'. How to remove lectins from goji berries. The best methods is to drain and rinse after soaking then cook over high heat for 15 minutes. You can then reduce the temperature for the remains cooking time. Pressure cooking is also an effective way to reduce legume lectin levels.
Hi beautiful girls!! I love your video thank you for sharing with us. My classmate invited me this sweet soup and I love it. I need to know how to prepare it. Greetings from California 🤗
One quick question. After simmering for 45 minutes, did you leave it on low heat when you added the dates and berries? I didn't see you turn the heat back up but I was just wanting to make sure.
After the water is at its boiling point, I turned it to low heat the entire time. That includes the time I added the red dates and the goji berries. :)
+CiCi Li Thank you very much! My girlfriend says the only thing she missed about China was the food. So I started watching your videos and cooking for her. Now we often watch your videos and cook together a lot and are closer than ever. Thank You So Much!
This is not wood ear fungus, to be specific it is called. Tremella fuciformis. or commonly known as anyone of these name: snow fungus, snow ear, silver ear fungus, and white jelly mushroom. You can use it to cook like this dish . or make a salad out of it, it is also good .
Ladies, thank you so much for this informative lesson. I will check out my Asian market so I can try to cook this. I love the idea of “balancing” everything. Your culture is so wise in connecting food with health. Thank you both. I am amazed that there are no other seasonings that go into this soup.
Hi Keith, I'm so glad that you like this video! Yes, traditional Chinese culture is very profound. I'm still learning it every day. I hope you'll find all the ingredients. Best wishes! :)
Used white fungus for the first time, and I love it! I added wonton broth, dried seaweed strips and the white fungus (both soaked and rinsed of course, and the white fungus trimmed), a bit of sliced veggies (green beans, carrots, onion, leek and chili pepperseeds), let it simmer for about 10 minutes and then at the end added wonton shrimps and let it simmer for another 3 minutes. Delicious!! I ate the whole pot in less than an hour, that's how good it is! Planning on making this daily, to help me loose a few pounds while still enjoying good food. :)
Cheers.
I made this soup today. It’s alright. The flavour is subtle. The consistency reminds me of saliva, lol. It’s like a sweet saliva, lol. It almost made me gag a few times but after it sat awhile, it got cooler and it tasted better so I’m going to put the rest in the fridge and chill it. I’m still going to eat it because I made a huge pot and I don’t want it to go to waste, lol. I’m hoping the taste will grow on me, otherwise, whatever. I’ll keep eating it if I see any improvements in my beauty. Sometimes beauty is pain! 😂
wao thankyou for let me know lol nasty
my mom made this really often. she throw in all kinds of things such as longan, ginko nuts and taste really good!
李莫愁/蕭淑妃 yes, my mom added some jujube and goji berries
Hello, could you please tell me if it is ok to use dehydrated dates? And would you just cook the dried dates in the pot or rehydrate them first? I thought you would know since your mom made this. Thank you for answering my question, I appreciate it...
You have to soak the dried dates before cooking. My mom soak the dried date for an hour before cooking. You can do some experiments on the dried dates too 😊
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I’m so glad I found this recipe. Thank you so much. Please do more of this Chinese herbs tonic soups or ‘tong sui”.
Wood ear mushrooms can be found at the Asian store but its labeled as white fungus. I just bought some today at a Korean market and that's what it's called. You can make it as a salad mixed with seafood and veggies with sweet chili sauce and lime on it. Tastes delicious!
Love this video! My ayi made a soup like this when I had a miscarriage and it helped the healing process. My pain was gone within 24 hours.
C Greene, I'm very sorry for your lost. I wish all the best for you and your family. And happy eating! ☺️
I went to the supermarket where I've met a Chinese old man who told me to buy it. Then i bought it ( he helped me to choose the good ones and told me how to cook) . Very delicious ☺️
Goddess God where I can find and how to cooked?
Do you often use red dates?Great! We have launched a new batch of red dates. You are invited to taste them. They are free of charge.If you are interested, reply to me. US ONLY
Hi Cuties, I am Chinese Jamaican (Hakka) living in Miami (83 years old and hitting on the pretty girls (Hee hee!). My wife's family have practiced TCM and she introduced me to the practice, so I am always watching videos to improve my knowledge and also enjoy the various way to make the tea and soups. Keep up the great work. I am also a big fan of Shirley from Australia.
Thank you !
You are so welcome ☺️
My mom makes this and I wanted to learn more about it and how its made exactly, thats what brought me to your video. So simple, and delicious I just had a bowl. Also really enjoyed your video. You explain things well and super cute.
I just made it and it's amazing!!! I was already obsessed with snow fungus. So excited! Wish I could post a pic.
It’s yummy and healthy at the same time! 🥳
I'm going to use this on top of my aging resistance to freak out youths at least 80 years from now. "That's right, I'm pushing 100, but I look like I'm 15. I'm a witch."
What do you use for anti aging ?
I’m going to make this soup and eat it everyday!! My skin is looking saggy with the lockdown
wonderful. thank you. i love white fungus.
You are most welcome! ☺️🙏
Thank you well explained and detailed proced for cooking compared to other videos i have watched.
You are both so lovely. The best well presented video, I have seen. Thank You for the recipe......
This recipe is so great. I'm only 16 so my skin hasn't showed much signs of aging, but prevention is key! Also it tastes good.
I'm going to make this. I just bought my goji berries yesterday.
机器人.dk, Yay! Let me know how it turns out!
@@CiCiLi The soup came out great! The only thing is my red dates were huge, maybe 2 or 3x bigger than what you used and it made the soup sweet enough that I didn't really need to add honey. But I enjoyed it very much. Thanks!
Oh wow. That's awesome! It's great to hear your feedback! 😄
my late mum always got this ready early morning every Chinese New Year ...
Great tips for staying young, well done ladies.
Add some lotus seeds or pear in it is also a great idea.
Thank you so much for this delicious recipe 👍🏻💖
You are very welcome!
I was very impressed with your video presentation and went to my local Oriental market and purchased exactly the same ingredients....soaked overnight, cleaned exactly the same and cooked according to your very clear directions. It must be a cultural things...being a Westerner, my taste buds for 79 years have developed from varying flavor profiles. I tried 3 times to eat this soup, but there was no taste and the texture was most difficult for me to digest. I had such high hopes as I suffer with inflammation. Good luck to all those who are able to ingest this.
Meggie Meg Murphy, the texture is indeed peculiar but the taste can be adjusted. Have you tried incorporating a small quantity of cooked mushrooms into a smoothie or blending it into a hot chocolate ? It’s what I do with my daily teaspoon of turmeric + pepper (also anti-inflammatory) as I don’t like its flavour. I hope this message was helpful and finds you well and still trying to thrive on plants 🌱. Have a blessed day!
I eat it for breakfast I also add lotus seeds and cacao nibs
Superfood breakfast
You guys look Awesome !
Cherry tomatoes worked fine for me for a low glycemic keto alternative to dates. And we loved the soup only cooked 10 minutes
I am totally interested in learning more about Chinese Medicine!!! This is so awesome!!
I teach you more simple... get Koki or kochi 1/2 cup (just like red beads) & 15 dry dates wash 2 times soak them 20 minutes and boil them without honey it has natural sweet taste. You can add 1 bag Jasmine tea and boil take hot its relaxing and keeps your face skin smooth and makes you look young. You can eat kochi and the dates too.
If you like soup you can try 5 bags of Jasmine tea bag boil with half chicken and a small ginger boil them together. It is a pleasant light Chicken soup. You can add Kochi or do not add its okay. But if you care to look younger add a big tea soup of kochi boil together till the chicken is soft and tender.
What is Kochi and where do you buy it?
Do you often use red dates?Great! We have launched a new batch of red dates. You are invited to taste them. They are free of charge.If you are interested, reply to me. US ONLY
It herb not medicine
this is good for ladies but also for whole family member...its taste good and healthy ...i like to it so much....its easier to make ...:)
Love, love, love this! Thank you for sharing!
i want to give a try to this snow fungus. It sound really good and delicious.
My ahma loves this!
The Chinese lady is correct when she says White Wood Ear Mushroom in referring to Snow Fungus/White Fungus. It is not the most common name for it, but it is correct. Just like the most common name for Wood Ear Fungus is Black Fungus. The recipe is traditionally prepared with Chinese Rock Sugar; Chinese Rock Sugar is medicinal and commonplace in TCM for treating the lungs. The lungs have a powerful influence over the skin, so you can see the logic in its health being beneficial to maintaining the beauty of the skin.
Do you often use red dates?Great! We have launched a new batch of red dates. You are invited to taste them. They are free of charge.If you are interested, reply to me. US ONLY
Yes you are right. I also thought it was called snow fungus
Wow waiting to try this marvellous soup
Hi dear can i have 8-10 dried gojiberry at night with saffron water?
i made this tastes delicious! thank you !!
I have to try this!
When I was in Hong Kong this is one of my favorite soup😘
Do you have abook you recommend to balance hot foods with cold foods???
Fabulous soup
great thanks.will see where I can find white snow fungus in Sweden.Ate it in a chineses restaurant
hi cici how days a week to take this natural collagen? please thank you
Thats true its so Good, thank you so much to share with us how to cook the soup 😍.
You are lovely 🙏
Best wishes for you two. 谢谢 👍🏻👍🏻
Wat is white wood mushrm
Can't wait to make this, thanks for uploading.
fun video! i am making this now! thx!
Hi Cici and Mia, where do you get the snow fungus mushroom I love the video, your explanation of Ying and Yang, and all the benefits of Chinese medicine.
You can get it in any Chinese supermarkets. You can also find it on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Dried-Fungus-Worldwide-Airmail-10-58oz/dp/B010TAZFOG
I love that pot.
that is snow fungus..not wood ear mushroom.. and the red dates and goji berries shoud be boiled together with the snow fungus for the red date taste..
Suz N lol some people get confused. While in the west they’re called black fungus or snow fungus depending on their color, while in China specifically, they are known as wood ears when you take the direct translation from the character 木耳. It’s called wood ear because it’s shaped a little bit like a ear, and it grows on tree trunks and bark, making it known as “wood ear”
Snow fungus is also known by many names, such as white fungus, silver ear fungus, white wood ear fungus etc, so they're not wrong, but perhaps they could have been more specific in specifying the colour alongside as there also black fungus or black wood ear fungus avail in the markets.
Anyway, the jujubes (red dates) can be boiled together from the very beginning but NOT the goji berries as goji berries are very tiny, which they will start splitting if boiled for too long.
anyway you want to call it, snow fungus, white wood ear mushroom, white fungus.. in most like term -tremella fuxiformis
Hi Suz, in Chinese, we generally call both the white and the black fungus mushrooms as 木耳(mu we). So the direct translation would be wood ear mushrooms. And in English, we also call the white fungus mushroom as snow fugus, snow ear, silver ear fungus, or white wood ear mushrooms.
As to why I added the dried red dates and goji berries later. Here are my reasonings: if you add the dates and cook it for too long. The dates will have a sour taste. So it’s best not to cook them for more than 20 mins. As for the goqi berries, you barely need to cook them. If you cook them for too long, you will lose its nutrition.
@@CiCiLi so the dates need to soak it first or not?
Thank. You for sharing this recipe!!
I thought these two girls were great! Informative and humorous! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
i really enjoy ur recipes ...
Goji berry and dates are good for health
I agree! 👍
@@CiCiLi Exactly
going to make it this week, after I buy the ingredients. Great informative video!
Yummy
This is my favorite dessert. I make it for almost every 2 weeks.
Traditional Chinese cooking is the best in the world man. No wonder they're so healthy.
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Right on, that is why traditional herbal
Medicine is the way to go rather than pharmaceutical medicines.
That looks so good. I need to try it. Thank you!
Do you often use red dates?Great! We have launched a new batch of red dates. You are invited to taste them. They are free of charge.If you are interested, reply to me
Yes. Herbs and spice are added to traditional Chinese food. The meat and vegetable are eaten I sort of a balance too. Completely different from the take out ones lol. But hey, I can have some cravings sometime right?
Can eat this soup in the morning? I mean before or during breakfast?
two lovely ladies.
Where do you buy white wood ear mushroom in Phoenix, Az?
It should be available in most Chinese supermarkets. ☺️
Loving the chinese traditional medicine info!
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Hi... I was going through the comments to hopefully find something on how often to eat this soup. There's so many to go through. Can you specify please? How much per day, daily or times per week? Thank you!!!
I love this ...my grandpa always make this but since the pandemic I haven’t been able to meet him...and just buy it at my local uhm u know I dun know what its called in English 😅 its my fav and idk how my grandpa make it ...it taste like luo han guo
Food always reminds us of certain precious memories. Happy cooking and eating! 😊
thanks beautiful cici i just bought it today and also wolf berries and see how it goes haha !
thanks to bring me this channel
Welcome to my channel! :)
How often we could consume this soup??
Thanks
Can I eat this every day?
Thanks many.
Thank you for this recipe. How long will the soup last in the fridge? It’s delicious! But 3 pieces of snow fungus has created a lot of soup 😘
Maybe 3 days. But you can reheat the soup and it will last abit longer.
Thank you for this video. How often is this soup supposed to be consumed?
You can have it a few times a week. Or whenever you like. :)
Good
I haven't tried mushroom yet. I admire the beauty of these ladies. I like the one in black.
How many time need drink this? Is it every day or twice a week
Guess it works. Two beautiful women. Found Gogi berries grow where I am in Northern NJ. Also any jelly mushrooms should be the same.
Where i can buy it?
You made me smile, thank you xx
Looks so yummy! Does it keep well in the fridge? Or how would you advise to store it for later use?
I just put them in those zip lock containers or glass containers. It will be good for up to 5 days.
Thank you for your quick reaction :) It'll be nice for these last summer days
May I ask how many minutes do I have to simmer it? Is it 45 mins did I hear it right?thank you
Great appreciate the recipe & demonstration. Can rice milk be made the same way as almond milk? Just soak the ingredients in water then blend?
What is that heating thing called that you put the pot over??
How long can i keep this in the fridge?? Can i freeze it?
Does the black mushroom have the sane benefits? Thank you in advance!
Thank you for the question! While both black wood ear mushrooms and snow fungus share some similar benefits like promoting digestive health due to their high fiber content, they are not exactly the same and may have slightly different specific health advantages, with snow fungus often being associated more with moisturizing and cooling properties while wood ear mushrooms may have a stronger focus on immune support and cholesterol management.
Thank you so much ladies. I will cook this every week for 🍨
This looks great to try. I researched each and the goji berry seems to cause leaky gut syndrome? Can omit? Where did you purchase your cute pot from also please?
Goji berries contain betaine (9). Betaine could also be used to induce menstruation and abortion. The berries also have an estrogen-mimicking effect. Hence, they must not be used by pregnant or lactating women or anyone with diseases sensitive to estrogen. Goji berries are rich in a chemical compound that increases the risk of a digestive syndrome condition called 'leaky gut'. How to remove lectins from goji berries.
The best methods is to drain and rinse after soaking then cook over high heat for 15 minutes. You can then reduce the temperature for the remains cooking time. Pressure cooking is also an effective way to reduce legume lectin levels.
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nice soup
That is more yummy with the shaved ice. 👍
Yes.."overheat" hitting home now..thanks for the cideo
How long will this last in fridge?
What can i substitute for goji berries
You could also try adding a few more red dates. 😊
OMG! You ladies are so funny & gorgeous! Thank you for the information and the video! God bless you 😊💖
Hi beautiful girls!! I love your video thank you for sharing with us. My classmate invited me this sweet soup and I love it. I need to know how to prepare it. Greetings from California 🤗
Which is a good sugar to add to sweet soups? Tq
Any time of sugar will do. You can use rock sugar (bing tang), or even honey.
CiCi Li 3:10 you said the pits makes your body warm.Would that be good in the winter time or am I misinterpreting what you are saying??
I have white fungus here in my house. Its yummy and healthy also.
Can this soup be frozen to use more of it later?
hi is it ok to eat the red dates also?
Does it truly brighten the skin and make it brightly white !?!
One quick question. After simmering for 45 minutes, did you leave it on low heat when you added the dates and berries? I didn't see you turn the heat back up but I was just wanting to make sure.
After the water is at its boiling point, I turned it to low heat the entire time. That includes the time I added the red dates and the goji berries. :)
+CiCi Li Thank you very much! My girlfriend says the only thing she missed about China was the food. So I started watching your videos and cooking for her. Now we often watch your videos and cook together a lot and are closer than ever. Thank You So Much!
ear mushroom is tremella?
This is not wood ear fungus, to be specific it is called. Tremella fuciformis. or commonly known as anyone of these name: snow fungus, snow ear, silver ear fungus, and white jelly mushroom. You can use it to cook like this dish . or make a salad out of it, it is also good .