Hericium erinaceum is well known as a traditional
and valuable mushroom in China. Recently, it has been
paid much attention regarding some health effects
when used as a home remedy. It has been reported that
a preparation from either the fruitbodies or the mycelium
of H. erinaceum worked effectively to cure gastric
ulcer (Yang, 1988). The lysine and tryptophan contents
of the protein are very high (Ma and Chen, 1994). A
biscuit product supplemented with the fruitbodies of
H. erinaceum has been used in prevention or cure of
nutritional anemia of preschool children (Liu et al.,
1992). Consequently, H. erinaceum is cultivated
widely in China, and mycelium is being produced by
submerged fermentation. However, studies on solidstate
fermentation (SSF) of H. erinaceum on amylaceous
substrates, such as cornmeal and potato meal,
have not been reported.