Notes from la Chaine des Rotisseurs Bailliage National du Vietnam's dinner at a Private Chinese Club featuring mushrooms foraged from China's Yunnan Province.

1. Dinner at Private Chinese Club, 紅河會館 (RED RIVER CLUB) HỘI QUÁN HỒNG HÀ (HONG HA
ASSOCIATION) 2022-09-16
Original Menu
野生菌火锅套餐：10位
1: 野生菌10种
（1:鹿茸菌、2:羊肚菌、3:美味牛肝菌、4:金耳菌、5:红乳牛肝菌、6:鸡纵菌、7:松茸菌、
8:鸡油黄菌、9:虫草花菌、10:竹荪菌）
2:石斑鱼
3:手工鲜虾滑
4:新鲜鱿鱼
5:澳洲肥牛
6:黑山羊肉
7:北京烤鸭
8:油炸蚂蚱
9:广味腊肠
10:凉拌黑木耳
11:风味凉海蜇
12:鱿鱼拌黄瓜
13:蔬菜蘑菇大拼盘
14:手工水饺
15:水果拼盘
16:锅底-野生菌乌鸡汤

2. Google Translate Menu
Wild Mushroom Hot Pot Package: 10 people
1: 10 kinds of wild mushrooms
(1: velvet mushroom, 2: morel mushroom, 3: delicious bolete, 4: golden ear mushroom, 5: red
milk bolete, 6: chicken mushroom, 7: matsutake mushroom, 8: chanterelle, 9: Cordyceps
fungus, 10: Bamboo fungus)
2: Grouper
3: Handmade Shrimp Slip
4: Fresh squid
5: Australian Fat Beef
6: Black Goat Meat
7: Peking Duck
8: Fried Grasshopper
9: Broad-flavored sausage
10: Salad with black fungus
11: Flavored Cool Jellyfish
12: Squid and Cucumber
13: Vegetable and Mushroom Platter
14: Handmade Dumplings
15: Fruit Platter
16: Bottom of the Pot - Wild Mushroom Black Chicken Soup

3. Cornelius’ Translation of the Menu
野生菌火锅套餐：10位
1: 野生菌10种 : 10 loại nấm tự nhiên
（1:鹿茸菌、2:羊肚菌、3:美味牛肝菌、4:金耳菌、5:红乳牛肝菌、6:鸡纵菌、7:松茸菌、
8:鸡油黄菌、9:虫草花菌、10:竹荪菌）
(1: velvet mushroom, 2: morel mushroom, 3: delicious bolete, 4: golden ear mushroom, 5: red
milk bolete, 6: chicken mushroom, 7: matsutake mushroom, 8: chanterelle, 9: Cordyceps
fungus, 10: Bamboo fungus)
(1: Nấm trúc, 2: Nấm bụng dê, 3: Nấm gan bò mĩ vị, 4: Nấm mộc nhĩ, 5: Nấm gan bò sữa đỏ, 6:
Nấm mối, 7: Nấm tùng nhung, 8: Nấm mồng gà, 9: Nấm trùng thảo, 10: Nấm sứa )
2:石斑鱼 Cá song
3:手工鲜虾滑 Tôm viên
4:新鲜鱿鱼 Mực tươi
5:澳洲肥牛 Bò ba chỉ úc
6:黑山羊肉 Thịt dê núi
7:北京烤鸭 Vịt quay bắc kinh
8:油炸蚂蚱 Châu chấu chiên
9:广味腊肠 Lạp xưởng
10:凉拌黑木耳 Mộc nhĩ trộn
11:风味凉海蜇 Nộm sứa biển
12:鱿鱼拌黄瓜 Nộm dưa chuột trộn mực nướng
13:蔬菜蘑菇大拼盘 Rau nấm thập cẩm
14:手工水饺 Sủi cảo
15:水果拼盘 Hoa quả thập cẩm
16:锅底-野生菌乌鸡汤 Nước cốt lẩu - nấm tự nhiên gà ác

6. 2: Morels
Market guide price: 5000 yuan/kg
Morchella grows in the three northeastern provinces and Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan,
Shandong, Xinjiang,
28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions including Tibet. Morels mostly grow on
the humus layer of broad-leaved forest or mixed coniferous forest. Morchella is an edible and
medicinal fungus, with unique fragrance, rich nutrition, rich in amino acids and organic acids
needed by a variety of human bodies, and has the functions of enhancing immunity, anti-
fatigue, anti-virus, and inhibiting tumors. Morchella has high organic germanium content,
which has the effect of strengthening the body, preventing colds and enhancing human
immunity.

9. 4: Golden ear fungus
Market guide price: 1800 yuan/kg
Golden ear fungus grows in high-altitude forests such as Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Tibet.
It is rich in fat, protein and trace elements such as phosphorus, sulfur, manganese, iron,
magnesium, calcium, potassium, etc. It is a nutritional tonic. It can improve the body's
metabolic function and inhibit the growth of tumor cells. It can also improve the body's anti-
aging and anti-hypoxia ability, and reduce blood lipids and cholesterol. Promote liver lipid
metabolism, prevent fat accumulation in liver, and improve liver detoxification function.

12. 5: Red milk boletus
Market guide price: 1200 yuan/kg
Red milk boletus is mainly grown in Yunnan, Sichuan and other regions. Red milk boletus
belongs to the series of boletus, rich in protein, vitamins, fiber, etc. Regular consumption can
clear the stomach, treat constipation, aid digestion, and also help lose weight. The red milk
boletus has a smooth taste, tender meat, rich nutrition, rich in various amino acids necessary
for the human body, and has a good effect on enhancing the human immune system.

15. 6: Gallatella
Market guide price: 1500 yuan/kg
Gallatella grows in forests in southern provinces and cities such as Guizhou and Yunnan.
Chicken fir mushroom meat is thick and fat, with white filaments, and the taste is sweet and
crisp. It contains protein and fat necessary for the human body, as well as various vitamins and
substances such as calcium, phosphorus, and riboflavin. Gallatella vulgaris has the functions of
nourishing blood and moistening dryness, strengthening the spleen and stomach, etc. It is often
used to treat symptoms such as loss of appetite, prolonged diarrhea, and hemorrhoids. To
improve immunity, A. gallus is rich in protein, and protein is the most important nutrient to
maintain the immune function of the human body, and it is also the main component of white
blood cells and antibodies.

18. 7: matsutake mushroom
Market guide price: 3500/kg
Matsutake mushrooms grow in high-altitude forests such as Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and
Tibet. Matsutake is a kind of pure natural rare and precious edible fungi, known as "the king of
fungi". Matsutake contains protein, fat and various amino acids, and contains 8 kinds of amino
acids necessary for the human body. Also contains vitamins B1, B2, C and PP. It has high
nutritional value and special medicinal effects. Matsutake has the functions of strengthening
the body, benefiting the stomach, relieving pain, regulating qi and resolving phlegm, and
deworming. Matsutake also has special effects such as treating diabetes and anti-cancer.

21. 8: Chanterelles
Market guide price: 800 yuan/kg
Chanterelles grow in Northeast China, North China, East China, Southwest China, South China
and other places. Chanterelles are delicious and have a special fruit aroma. Chanterelles are
flat and sweet in taste, and have the effects of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, benefiting
the lungs, and benefiting the stomach, especially the fruiting bodies are rich in vitamin A,
carotene and vitamin C, etc. Regular consumption can prevent and treat vitamin deficiencies.
Rough skin, dryness, keratomalacia, vision disorders, ophthalmia, night blindness and other
diseases caused by A; it can also prevent certain respiratory and digestive tract infections.

22. 玫瑰露酒 “Rose Wine,” rice wine aged for no less than 30 months with rose petals in porcelain
– Vietnam
The Méiguī lùjiǔ was fermented at constant temperature and aged in pottery jars.
The lùjiǔ is commonly stored in traditional pottery jars for 1 to 3 years during
the aging process, with high-quality liquor aged for longer periods.
Huangjiu (Chinese rice wine), which is brewed with cereal grain, yeast, and Qu (a
saccharification starter, which is similar to the “koji” starter used for making Japanese sake),
has a history dating back more than 5,000 years (Varela et al., 2015). Huangjiu has been widely
consumed in Asia because of its desirable flavor (Yu et al., 2019). According to the report
released by the National Statistics Bureau of China1, consumption of alcoholic beverages in
China exceeded 800 billion Yuan in 2019, whereas the market share of the Huangjiu industry is
significantly smaller than other alcoholic beverages (such as Chinese Baijiu and beer) in China.
The lack of flavor diversity and individuation in Huangjiu is responsible for the phenomenon.