Ice Cube Junkie

All About Mushrooms

I love mushrooms.. just about any kind. Whether they are the chinese mushrooms or the mini bella .. or the shitake .. i love them all. Canadian grown mushrooms are grown all year round. Plus mushrooms are a quick and easy way to make any food more flavorful and memorable.

So how does one clean the mushrooms..??? that actually was my problem.. and i didn’t wanna appear stupid.. so i never really did learn from the expert.

The occasional particles on a mushroom’s surface are bits of peat moss.. used in growing; they are not harmful at all.. and can be easily brushed away. To clean, trim bottom of stem if necessary and gently wipe with a damp cloth, paper towl or soft brush.

Now if you wanna wash your mushroom, place them in a colander and rinse quickly with cold water. Don’t let them soak too long as they will absorb water quickly and be more likely to brown, and become less flavorful and release excess moisture when cooking. Pat them dry immediately.

No More Tears Cooking

I betcha we have this in Asia… but this was only introduced here.. a few months ago. I haven’t bought any yet.. because i love using garlic and ginger with my cooking. As for the garlic.. i used the chopped up already ones… that i can buy bottled for $1.99 here. I tried crushing my own garlic.. but it wasn’t worth the effort… so store bought and chopped it is from then on. If you hate cutting onions like i do.. you may wanna consider this.. not cheap.. but sure saves you alot of problem. If only they would do this with shallot.. it would be perfect. I love shallot.. and need it to cook my beehoon.