蟹味菇 (xièwèigū) · beech mushroom, Hypsizygus tessulatus

Measure Word

一包蟹味菇 bāo

Meanings

1 beech mushroom
2 Hypsizygus tessulatus
3 shimeji (clamshell variety)

About the ingredient

菌类 Mushrooms

Small mushrooms with marbled brown caps on white stems, firm and slightly crunchy once cooked, with a mild, nutty taste. They are cooked, never eaten raw, in soups, hotpot and stir-fries. A white kind is sold as 白玉菇.

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

火锅里加点蟹味菇特别鲜。

Huǒguō lǐ jiā diǎn xièwèigū tèbié xiān.

Adding some beech mushrooms to hotpot makes it especially flavorful.

HSK 6

蟹味菇炒肉是一道家常菜。

Xièwèigū chǎo ròu shì yídào jiāchángcài.

Beech mushroom stir-fried with meat is a home-style dish.

Tips

culture

Literally 'crab-flavor mushroom' - named because the cooked mushroom is said to taste subtly like crab meat. Sold in supermarkets in clusters joined at the base; in Japan, the same species is one of the shimeji (本しめじ, hon-shimeji) varieties.