Currently, a mushroom-eating craze is sweeping the globe. The United Nations has proposed that the optimal human diet consists of "one meat, one vegetable, and one mushroom." This "mushroom" refers to mushrooms. Mushroom soup is also among the six health drinks proposed by the World Health Organization. So, what's so great about mushrooms? We've invited edible fungi and nutrition experts to explain for you.
Mushrooms are nutritious, tender, and delicious, earning them the prestigious title "mountain delicacy." In recent years, the popularity of mushrooms in major restaurants has also been on the rise. A nutritionist vividly stated: eating "four-legged" animals (like pigs, cows, sheep) is not as good as eating "two-legged" ones (like chickens, ducks, geese), and eating "two-legged" ones is not as good as eating the "one-legged" mushroom. This speaks to the status of mushrooms.
Currently, a mushroom-eating craze is sweeping the globe. Americans call mushrooms "the food of the gods," the Japanese consider them "the pinnacle of plant-based foods," and people in many countries regard them as "the king of vegetables."
The health benefits of mushrooms are receiving increasing attention worldwide. The United Nations has proposed that the optimal human diet consists of "one meat, one vegetable, and one mushroom." This "mushroom" refers to mushrooms. The six health drinks proposed by the World Health Organization include green tea, red wine (100ml daily), soy milk, yogurt, bone broth, and mushroom soup.
Liu Yu, Secretary-General of the Beijing Edible Fungi Association, introduced that Japan and Hong Kong have the highest sales of mushrooms. In European and American countries, although the variety of fungi sold is relatively limited, the import share of other types of mushrooms has been steadily increasing. In Japan, matsutake mushrooms are the most popular. In supermarkets, different types of mushrooms are sold daily. The most popular are shiitake mushrooms and fresh enoki mushrooms. Japanese housewives typically use shiitake mushrooms for soups, egg custards, and stir-fries. In European countries, people use mushrooms more often in soups, also putting them on pizzas or in salads.
Germany's *Welt* newspaper published an article stating that people should be encouraged to eat mushrooms because not only are they delicious, but they also help lower blood pressure, prevent stomach diseases, inhibit the spread of tumors, and boost the immune system.