Krill and Black Fungus

I bought some dried black fungus (also called cloud ear fungus) and some dried krill from Chinatown. One thing I noticed that the Chinese people (& some other cultures) eat a lot of calorie poor, micro nutrient rich food. In North America, both foods will be considered not worthwhile for consumption (quote-unquote “there is nothing in them”) or too weird.

150 gram of dried krill only contains 80 calories; while a bag of 100 g of dried black fungi contains 200 calories. The former is about 4 servings and the latter is at least 10 servings. In both cases, each serving is about 20 calories.

Krill is a great source of omega-3 fatty acid.

Black fungus has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for increasing the fluidity of the blood and improving circulation. It is given to patients who suffer from atherosclerosis. Recently Western medicine seems to confirm its anticoagulant property. Eat your daily black fungus instead of aspirin.