Chinese people have long loved mushrooms, and with good reason. To this day a bag of dried shiitake mushrooms can be found in almost every family's kitchen, to use as one of the first flavorings added to the hot oil when stir-frying vegetables, or to add to soups. The penetrating aroma whets everyone's appetite.
華人社會對菇蕈類的喜好其來有自，至今幾乎每個家庭都隨時備有一包乾香菇，以作為炒菜爆香的佐料，或燉湯時加上幾朵，香味四溢，讓人大快朵頤。