松茸

sōngrōng

noun

Measure Word

一朵松茸 duǒ

Meanings

1 matsutake
2 matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)

Characters

soft fuzz, fine hair

Examples

云南香格里拉的松茸最有名。

Yúnnán Xiānggélǐlā de sōngrōng zuì yǒumíng.

Matsutake from Shangri-La in Yunnan are the most famous.

新鲜松茸切片烤着吃最好。

Xīnxiān sōngrōng qiēpiàn kǎo zhe chī zuìhǎo.

Fresh matsutake is best grilled in slices.

Tips

culture

One of the world's most expensive mushrooms — wild-foraged under specific pine trees, can't be cultivated. Most Chinese harvest comes from the Yunnan-Tibet borderlands and is air-freighted to Japan within hours. Featured in season 1 of 《舌尖上的中国》.

Stroke Order

松 sōng

茸 róng