The Wood Ear Mushroom or Rat's Ear Mushroom as a Ingredient in Kalinga Delicacies

These are wood ear mushrooms or rat's ear mushrooms often used as an ingredient in delicacies in Kalinga particularly in the 𝗯𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗿. These grow on decaying wood. In parts of western Mountain Province, we call it 𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 in the Kankana-ey language because the mushroom has features similar to that of an ear. 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗮 is the Kankana-ey word for ear. 

I saw these at the Kalinga booth at the Mangan Taku: Cordillera Food Fair in Baguio City.