Just got some tonkatsu from a ramen place near me (order from there all the time too) and there were tons of these brown, noodle-esque things in there for the first time. They taste fine and there’s a nice little crunch to them, but I have no idea what they are.
by gene_parmesan07
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These are called Kikurage aka wood ear mushrooms. They’re very crunchy or at least has an interesting texture. They’re staple toppings on Japanese ramen.
Probably woodear mushroom.
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Looks like black fungus, but a little light on the color. Definitely some kind of mushroom, but if it’s a little crunchy it’s probably dried.
Those are shrooms dude!
I forgot which mushrooms they’re called… But, yeah, those are mushrooms. They’re kind of crunchy mushrooms when cooked a certain way. Shows up in ramen and in lots of Asian dishes.
My favorite mushroom! Woodears! They’re SO GOOD!
Someone in here down voting every mention of black fungus when it is literally the same thing as woodear mushrooms is wild lol
I ask for extra of them at my ramen shop.
pig ears
Banana
This looks so much like the ramen at Michi Ramen in Austin.
Wood ear mushrooms. They grow on side of trees. Very tasty
Google Wood Ear Mushroom Salad.
You will get a good idea of what they look like in their natural state, and some great recipe ideas.
Here is how I have used them both in the soup and as a salad.
https://imgur.com/ksAaiB1
Mushroomies
People who ask these types of questions on reddit truly astonish me 😂
Looks like tapeworm ha ha ha
Black fungus. They add some crunch and flavor. You see them a lot in things like hot and sour soup.