Can straw mushrooms be stored in the refrigerator?

Straw mushrooms, also known as orchid mushrooms and bract mushrooms, are favored because of their rich nutrition and delicious taste, but straw mushrooms are extremely difficult to store after harvest. When they think of preservation, they often think of the refrigerator. Can straw mushrooms be kept in the refrigerator? Let's take a look next.

Can straw mushrooms be kept in the refrigerator?

Straw mushrooms cannot be kept in the refrigerator. Because straw mushroom is a high-temperature edible fungus, fresh straw mushroom is not allowed to be stored in the refrigerator directly, otherwise it will autolysis into water. If the fresh straw mushroom is stored below 12 ℃, the cold injury will occur on the surface. If the storage temperature is above 15 ℃, and because of strong respiration and rapid consumption of body, the mushroom body softens quickly and produces peculiar smell, so it is very difficult to store straw mushroom after harvest, and the optimum storage temperature is 12 ℃ ~ 15 ℃. But it can only be stored for 2-3 days, so straw mushrooms can't be frozen. It's best to buy as much as you eat.

Preservation of volvariella volvacea in brine refrigerator

Straw mushroom can be preserved temporarily in light salt water, but it is not as fresh as fresh taste. Cut the roots and wash the fresh straw mushrooms, then pour the tap water into the pot and bring to the boil, put in the prepared straw mushrooms, at the same time, put a little salt, wait for the water to boil for 2-3 minutes, turn off the fire, cool down, then put into the refrigerator, store for about 5 days.

Selection method of High quality Straw Mushroom

1. The color of straw mushroom can be divided into two types: grayish brown and white. Straw mushroom without yellowing surface should be selected.

2. Choose fresh, tender, spiral, hard, intact mushroom body, no umbrella, no loosening, no mildew, no rupture, no mechanical injury.

Finally, look for odors, diseases, insects, dead mushrooms, sticky, atrophy, deterioration and other phenomena, without sediment and other sundries.