松茸

sōngrōng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 matsutake
  2. 2 matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yúnnán Xiānggélǐlā de sōngrōng zuì yǒumíng.
Matsutake from Shangri-La in Yunnan are the most famous.
HSK 7-9
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

sōng
róng