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King oyster mushrooms – Slice them lengthwise to make a great addition to stir-fry.
Gingko fruit – Toss them into congee (rice porridge) for flavour.
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We used to have a couple of female ginkgo trees in the neighborhood. Summer and fall would see the sidewalks choked with their fruit, which of course when trod upon released a horrible odor (they contain butyric acid). The trees were eventually uprooted, but unfortunately “they” took the male trees as well.
I usually check out the frozen dumplings first…….