根霉

根黴

gēnméi

noun

Meanings

1 Rhizopus (genus of mold fungi)
2 root mold

Characters

Examples

根霉常用于酿造米酒和制作腐乳。

Gēnméi chángyòng yú niàngzào mǐjiǔ hé zhìzuò fǔ rǔ.

Rhizopus is commonly used in brewing rice wine and making fermented tofu.

面包放久了会长出黑色的根霉。

Miànbāo fàng jiǔ le huìzhǎng chū hēisè de gēnméi.

Bread left out too long grows black rhizopus mold.

Tips

usage

根霉 (Rhizopus) is the mold responsible for the dark fuzzy growth on old bread. In Chinese food science it is a key starter organism for tempeh, 酒曲 (jiuqu), and 腐乳 (fermented bean curd).

Stroke Order

根 gēn

霉 méi