Is the longer you soak the mushrooms, the better?

　　Is the longer you soak the mushrooms, the better?

　　The soaking time of dried shiitake mushrooms is not as long as possible. The best method is to soak them in warm water at 20-35 degrees for 1-1.5 hours. This will not only make the mushrooms absorb water and become soft, but also maintain the unique flavor.

　　When soaking mushrooms, you can first wash away the dust on their surface with water, then soak them in an appropriate amount of warm water, then stir them in one direction with your fingers or shake the mushrooms with their pedicles facing down in the water to let the sediment sink into the basin. After removing the impurities that sink to the bottom, the water used for soaking the mushrooms can also be added to the dish to make sauce. In order to soak the mushrooms as quickly as possible, some people choose to soak them in boiling water. This will dissolve a large amount of precious polysaccharides, excellent amino acids, etc. in the water, destroying the nutrition of the mushrooms.