The Food Agency’s ear sponge report did not reveal new information
Mushrooms|According to expert Tea von Bonsdorff, it has been known for decades that there is a poison to the earlines after orthodox treatment.
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The Ear Sponge of the Food Agency has been misunderstood and has not revealed new information about ear fungi, says expert Tea von Bonsdorff.
Bonsdorff says that ear fungi can still be eaten moderately properly.
Some restaurants have given up the use of ear fungi after publishing the study.
Food agency Ear sponge survey has been misunderstood. The report has not revealed new information about ear fungi and can still be eaten moderately.
This is how the leading expert of the University of Helsinki Central Museum Tea von Bonsdorff.
The Food Agency published in May reportin which the poison of the health risks of the gyromitrin of the ear fungi was introduced to the assessment and means of reducing. However, the report is based on literature, ie it has based on existing information.
According to the report, less than one fifth of the poison remains after icing.
« It has been known 20 years ago that even after treatment, there are small amounts of toxins after treatment, and therefore it is not advisable to eat large amounts of the fungus, » Bonsdorff says.
He points out that other foods containing different toxins are eaten in Finland. For example, a bagi cinnamon, which is the most common cinnamon variety sold in Finland, contains toxic kolarine for the liver.
Otherwise However, as a kolarin, there are no recommendations for safer intakes for ear fungus. This is because the effects of the gyromitrin contained in ear fungi have not been sufficiently studied.
« The ear sponge is a seasonal delicacy that you can eat if you want, as long as the fungus is treated as recommended. A plentiful, consecutive ear mushroom meals should be avoided. Also, it is not recommended for children or pregnant women, » Bonsdorff says.
However, the Food Agency’s instructions for treating the ear fungus are remained unchanged. The agency’s website provides instructions for cooking and drying mushrooms. Even the dried mushrooms are instructed to cook twice before eating.
Report Since the release, some restaurants have announced that they will give up their ears in their food.
For example, Plats, a restaurant in Espoo, tells STT that it will give up the use of an ear fungus. During the past spring, Plats has provided ear fungus.
« The kitchen was wondering how big this is in the design of our list. However, we found that we could make doses with other mushrooms all year round, » Platsi Kitchen Manager Lukas Hemnell says to STT.
Bonsdorff thinks that the news on the report came out of hand.
« I have received a number of worried contacts, even though nothing has changed with regard to fungi. Former information and processing is going, » Bonsdorff says.
