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Chaga

Inonotus obliquus — The black diamond

Chaga, Inonotus obliquus
Botanical name
Inonotus obliquus
Family
Hymenochaetaceae
Parts
fruiting body
Origin
Nordic wild
Tradition
Nordic
Native range
Fennoscandia, Northern Europe
Grows in
Boreal Forest
Compound classes
phenolics, sterols, enzymes
Flavour
Rich, dark, slightly earthy and bitter with subtle vanilla-like undertones from vanillin in melanins — deeply satisfying as a dark tea; one of the more palatable medicinal mushrooms
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