Use several types of fresh mushrooms; I like king oyster, straw and enoki. Briefly rinse the mushrooms. With large, meaty mushrooms (such as king oyster), cut them into three-bite pieces (they ...

Among popular mushrooms, the Chinese prefer enoki mushrooms and they are characterised by small caps and long, thin stripes.

It's best to start soaking the mush­rooms the day before. Good dried mushrooms have large, thick caps that need time to hydrate fully, or else you will have a hard, dry part in the centre.