姬松茸 (jīsōngróng) · himematsutake

Meanings

1 himematsutake
2 Agaricus blazei / Agaricus subrufescens (edible mushroom)

About the ingredient

菌类 Mushrooms

A mushroom with a pale to reddish-brown cap, a sweet taste and a smell of almonds, sold mostly dried. It is simmered in chicken soup and other slow-cooked soups.

Also called 巴西蘑菇

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

这种姬松茸大多是云南和福建种植的。

Zhè zhǒng jīsōngróng dàduō shì Yúnnán hé Fújiàn zhòngzhí de.

Most of this himematsutake is cultivated in Yunnan and Fujian.

HSK 7-9

姬松茸炖鸡汤是很补身体的一道菜。

Jīsōngróng dùn jītāng shì hěn bǔ shēntǐ de yídào cài.

Chicken soup stewed with himematsutake is very nourishing.

Tips

memory

Despite the name, 姬松茸 is NOT a true matsutake (松茸 Tricholoma matsutake). It's a separate species - Agaricus blazei, originally from Brazil, popularized in Japan for supposed immune-boosting properties, and now widely cultivated in China. 姬 ('little / princess') signals the smaller, different mushroom.