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Oyster mushroom

Updated: Sep 29, 2020

Hed Nangfa | เห็ดนางฟ้า | Pleurotus ostreatus

Family: Pleurotaceae- Genus: Pleurotus

The mushrooms can be found in the mushroom farm, opposite the Special School of the Thai Child Development Foundation on Mount Never-rest.

 

The oyster mushroom does not grow in the wild in Paksong area, but we like to mention it anyway on this website, because the oyster mushroom farm on the premises of the Thai Child Development Foundation and Eco-Logic Thailand is a place where you can pick these mushrooms.


The mushrooms are also called , abalone, or tree mushrooms. The Thai name means angel- or fairy mushroom (hed nangfa).


Oyster mushroom can be harvested every 10-14 days.


 

The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 meter tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is usually scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. All parts of the plant contain latex.
oyster mushroom in bag

OYSTER MUSHROOM

the oyster mushroom is a common edible mushroom.

They are grow in an ideal temperature range of about 55 to 65 °F. Most oyster mushroom growing kits consist of either a small inoculated log or a holey plastic bag filled with sterilized, inoculated straw or sawdust.


At the TCDF mushroom farm the mushrooms grown from plastic bags, filled with sawdust and mushroom spawn. They grown in a dark, moist and warm environment.


 


CULINARY USES OF OYSTER MUSHROOM

The oyster mushroom is frequently used in Thai cooking. It is served on its own, in soups, stuffed, or in tempura or stir-fry recipes.

Oyster mushrooms contain small amounts of arabitol, a sugar alcohol, which may cause gastrointestinal upset in some people.



NUTRITION

Vitamins

Vitamin D (166.67%)

Vitamin B3 (26.64%)

Copper (23.33%)

Vitamin B2 (23.08%)

Vitamin B5 (22.26%)

 

TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL USE OF OYSTER MUSHROOMS


NOTE: please take advice from a doctor if you are planning to use herbal medicine.


Oyster mushrooms are said to:

  • Maintain blood sugar

  • Boost immunity system

  • Support Cardiovascular conditions

  • Help with skin problems

  • be good for your brain health

 

INTO THE WILD: a down to earth experience

For guests and visitors to Paksong we organize weekly tours "The Edible Forest" and Foraging weekends: Into the Wild. We work with local guides to take you in the jungle of Paksong. After foraging, we will cook a meal with the ingredients, using bamboo together with you!


Come and join and learn about the abundance of food that nature gives us!


INTO THE WILD!

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