Jellyfish is also known as jelly, white skin fungus, resembling a parachute and like a white mushroom.The part shaped like a mushroom head is thejellyfish body；with its oral cavity and tentacles under the canopy like a mushroom stem is thejellyfish head.Jellyfish body is a layer of gelatinous material, having higher nutritional value, while the jellyfish head is slightly harder, with similar nutritional content.China was one of the earliest countries to consume jellyfish; there are records in the Book of Miscellaneous Records written by Zhang Hua from the Jin Dynasty about consuming jellyfish.Today, jellyfish has become a delicacy on the banquet table.The quality of jellyfish head is slightly inferior to that of the body and is generally not used much.The jellyfish body used in cooking has been processed with salt and alum to remove water and toxins.
