For which edible fungus is Perigord, France famous?
Melanogaster (fungus) Melanogaster (fungus) Melanogaster is a genus of fungus that resemble truffles, and are often mistaken for them. However, they do not have the characteristic aroma and value of truffles, although some have been used culinarily. None are known to be poisonous. The genus contains 25 species that collectively have a widespread distribution. A new polyene pigment, melanocrocin, has been isolated either from fruit bodies or mycelial cultures of the subterranean fungus "Melanogaster broomeianus". The structure of the pigment was determined by spectroscopic methods and chemical transformations. Melanocrocin is the N-acyl derivative of L-phenylalanine methyl ester with a polyolefinic carboxylic acid.
Cloud ear fungus Cloud ear fungus Cloud ear fungus ("Auricularia polytricha", syn. "Hirneola polytricha") is an edible jelly fungus. It grows on trees in mountainous regions, is gray-brown in color, and is often used in Asian cooking, especially Chinese cuisine. It is known as Mandarin , lit. "cloud ear", , lit. "hairy wood ear"), and in Japanese it is called "ara-ge-ki-kurage" (, lit. "rough-hair-tree-jellyfish"). It is also known as black fungus, black Chinese fungus (or mushroom), wood ear fungus, wood fungus, ear fungus, or tree ear fungus, an allusion to its rubbery ear-shaped growth. In Europe, it is frequently misidentified as "Jew's ear",