The fairy ring mushroom with white flesh and a pleasing taste. These dry well and have good flavour but must be cooked first.
Cloud ear fungus that grows on dead wood, available fresh or dried. If fresh they have a bland flavour but take up the flavour of the foods with which they are cooked. They should not be fried as they explode, but should be stewed for at least an hour. If dried they are black and are broken into small pieces. They swell hugely when soaked. Dried mushrooms may also be ground to a powder, in which form it may be used to flavour soups and stocks.
Wonton. A type of dumpling, wrapped in fine pastry and usually boiled or steamed and sometimes fried. It is likely to be stuffed with minced (US: ground) pork, minced prawns (US: shrimp), ginger, carrot and sesame oil or soy sauce. You may also find them in soups.
Fishwort. A green leafy plant with a slightly fishy smell used in China, Japan, Korea and South East Asia. The roots may also be used and the plant is also used for medicinal purposes.
Fried dough. A dish of some item wrapped in a sheet of dough and fried. The result is a slippery finish which is quite difficult to deal with.
