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Auricularia auricula-judae (syn. Auricularia auricula, Hirneola auricula-judae) is commonly known as the Jew's ear fungus or Judas's ear fungus, the name from which it derives the "judae" in its scientific name, or as the jelly ear fungus. This jelly fungus is conspicuously ear shaped, dark brown to black in color with a rubbery texture, and most often found on dead elder trees but also on elms. It was said that Judas hanged himself on an elder tree, which is the origin of the name. [2]
This species is used often in Asian cooking. In Chinese, it is called 木耳 (pinyin: mù ěr, lit. "wood ear" or "tree ear") or 黑木耳 (pinyin: hēi mù ěr, lit. "black wood ear"), and in Japanese it is called kikurage (キクラゲ, lit. "tree jellyfish"). Auricularia polytricha (cloud ear fungus), a closely related species, is also used in Asian cooking.
Snow fungus, another edible fungus which is white in color, is a separate species, Tremella fuciformis.
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- Buckzacki, Stefan (1982). Collins Gem Guide: Mushrooms and Toadstools.
- ^ This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]
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