Oh, wow, Chinese here, just looked up cordyceps..... Didn't realize those shrooms have made their way into my hotpots, ramen, soups and stir fry dishes..... 10/10 mom's cooking, 10/10 would still eat
It is a famous and expensive traditional medicine. The English name is Caterpillar fungus or cordyceps. There is nothing terrifying about the real thing. It is a medicine used to revitalize people with illness or the elderly people. As I am an Asian, I see this medicine a lot of time. That thing is really expensive.