原文标题 :
World in a dish
Spore of the moment: mushrooms are the latest wellness-food trend
They are being mixed into coffee, cocktails and chocolate
盘中世界
一时兴起：蘑菇是最新的健康食品趋势
它们被添加到咖啡、鸡尾酒和巧克力中
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HAS THE festive season left you feeling enervated? Consume Cordyceps to perk up or reishi to feel calm.
节日过后，你是否感到身心俱疲？吃冬虫夏草可以提神醒脑，吃灵芝能够舒缓身心。
Looking to get fitter? Eat maitake for heart health or shiitake to lower your cholesterol.
想要增强体质？吃舞菇有益心脏健康，吃香菇能帮助降低胆固醇。
Do you want to be more productive in 2026? Try lion’s mane for boosted brain-power.
2026年想提高工作效率？试试猴头菇，它能有效提升脑力。
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The internet is abuzz with such tips, for wellness-industry folk aver that some mushrooms really are magic.
网络上满是这类养生建议，健康产业从业者声称，有些蘑菇确实有奇效。
A class of fungi referred to as “adaptogenic” (meaning they help the body manage stress) and “nootropic” (they improve cognitive function) is all the rage.
一种兼具“适应原性”（意思是它们有助于调节身体压力）和“益智性”（意思是能提升认知能力）的真菌目前十分受欢迎。
According to Brightfield Group, a market-research firm, mentions of lion’s mane have more than tripled on Reddit, TikTok and Instagram in the past two years.
据市场调研机构布莱特菲尔德集团统计，过去两年间，Reddit、TikTok和Instagram三大平台上关于猴头菇的内容增长了两倍以上。
Searches for “mushroom coffee” have increased by 1,000% on Google since 2022.
自2022年以来，谷歌搜索引擎中“蘑菇咖啡”的搜索量更是激增了1000%。
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Products are sprouting up to meet demand. Supermarkets stock fungi chocolates and sweets.
为了迎合市场需求，各种菌类相关产品层出不穷。超市开始售卖蘑菇巧克力和糖果。
Marks & Spencer, a British retailer, sells lion’s mane vanilla lattes and fruit juices.
英国零售商玛莎百货推出了猴头菇香草拿铁与果汁饮品。
De Soi, a mocktail company, adds reishi to its “mood boosting”, “stress soothing” drinks.
无酒精鸡尾酒品牌De Soi,，在旗下“改善心情”“缓解压力”的饮品里加入了灵芝。
Spacegoods, a British startup, offers an “all-in-one” powder in a variety of flavours.
英国初创公司Spacegoods推出了一款多口味的“全能型蘑菇粉”。
Alice, which produces mushroom chocolate, suggests eating a cube before going to bed: “Nightcap” to promote better sleep or “Happy Ending” to pique sexual interest.
蘑菇巧克力生产商爱丽丝建议，睡前吃一块蘑菇巧克力：“晚安款”能改善睡眠质量，“快乐收尾款”还能点燃情趣。
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Such products particularly appeal to health-conscious youngsters.
这类产品格外受注重健康的年轻人青睐。
According to McKinsey, a consultancy, they are most eager to try edibles that promise to boost energy, gut health or immunity.
据麦肯锡的调查，年轻人最喜欢尝那些号称能提神、养肠胃、增强免疫力的食品。
But as such products are labelled as food, there is little regulation of their supposedly medicinal compounds.
不过，因为这类产品的标签为普通食品，其标榜的药用成分几乎不受任何监管约束。
And scientific research offers a more down-to-earth view of these mushrooms’ benefits, says Nicholas Money, a professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
美国俄亥俄州牛津市迈阿密大学教授尼古拉斯·莫尼称，科学研究对这些菌类的益处给出了更切合实际的结论。
There is no clinical evidence that mushroom drinks have their advertised effects on humans, he argues.
他强调，目前尚无任何临床证据能够证明，蘑菇饮品对人体具有广告里宣传的那种效果。
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Chemical extracts from lion’s mane, for instance, have been shown to spur the growth of isolated nerve cells in Petri dishes as well as to aid healing in the nervous systems of mice.
例如，猴头菇的化学提取物已被证实，既能促进培养皿中离体神经细胞的增殖，也有助于小鼠神经系统的损伤修复。
That suggests possible benefits, but stops well short of proving any effect on mental acuity in humans.
这一研究结果虽意味着猴头菇存在潜在益处，但远不足以证明它对人类的心智敏锐能力有任何影响。
Professor Money is also sceptical because of what he sees as a lack of research funding in this area.
莫尼教授也对相关说法存疑，因为他指出该领域的研究经费不足。
“If there was any evidence that they had this effect, pharmaceutical companies would be throwing serious money at them,” he says.
他直言：“要是有证据能证明这些菌类确实有这种效果，制药公司早就投下大笔资金进行研发了。”
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Such mushrooms, then, may be best enjoyed on a plate rather than in your morning brew.
由此可见，这类蘑菇最好还是做菜吃，而不是加到清晨的饮品里饮用。
(However you consume them, it is inadvisable to forage for them yourself, lest you mistake a poisonous variety for a supposedly curative one.)
（不管以哪种方式食用，都不建议自己去野外采蘑菇，以免将有毒品种误认作是有疗愈功效的药用品种。）
Shiitake is a tasty ingredient in Asian soups or stews. Lion’s mane has meaty flesh, a lobster-like taste and is delicious sautéed.
香菇是亚洲汤羹或炖菜中的美味食材。猴头菇肉质厚实，味道像龙虾，清炒后十分美味。
Think of them as food for the soul.
把它们当成滋养身心的食物就好。
（恭喜读完，本篇英语词汇448左右）
原文出自：2026年1月10日《TE》Culture版块
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The internet is abuzz with such tips, for wellness-industry folk aver that some mushrooms really are magic.
网络上满是这类养生建议，健康产业从业者声称，有些蘑菇确实有奇效。
But as such products are labelled as food, there is little regulation of their supposedly medicinal compounds.
不过，因为这类产品的标签为普通食品，其标榜的药用成分几乎不受任何监管约束。
Shiitake is a tasty ingredient in Asian soups or stews. Lion’s mane has meaty flesh, a lobster-like taste and is delicious sautéed.
香菇是亚洲汤羹或炖菜中的美味食材。猴头菇肉质厚实，味道像龙虾，清炒后十分美味。
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