刺芹菇

cìqíngū

noun

Measure Word

一个刺芹菇 gè

Meanings

1 king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
2 king oyster mushroom

Characters

Examples

刺芹菇口感像鲍鱼，所以也叫杏鲍菇。

Cìqíngū kǒugǎn xiàng bàoyú, suǒyǐ yě jiào xìngbàogū.

King trumpet mushrooms have a texture like abalone, which is why they're also called 'apricot abalone mushroom.'

晚饭做了一道蒜香刺芹菇。

Wǎnfàn zuò le yí dào suànxiāng cìqíngū.

For dinner I made garlic king trumpet mushrooms.

Tips

culture

The everyday Chinese kitchen name is 杏鲍菇 (xìngbàogū, 'apricot-abalone mushroom') — 刺芹菇 is the more biology-textbook label, named after the eryngo (刺芹) plant the mushroom grows beside in the wild.

Stroke Order

刺 cì

芹 qín

菇 gū