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   From: riburr@shentel.net   
      
   bugsy wrote:   
   >   
   > rubber IS indigestible...   
      
   The texture of Auricularia auricula and similar species have been   
   described as "sliced wet suit."  But, the chewy, rubbery texture is   
   considered indispensable in Chinese hot and sour soup.   
      
   I think a mushroom with rubbery texture can be sliced, or diced, or   
   powdered and goes well in soup, or with noodles and white sauce,   
   especially if it contributes a good flavor.  And, cooking can help to   
   express a mushroom's flavor.  Powdered mushrooms are almost all flavor,   
   like a spice, without any textural component.   
      
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