茶树菇 (cháshùgū) · tea tree mushroom

Measure Word

一朵茶树菇 duǒ

Meanings

1 tea tree mushroom
2 Agrocybe aegerita (poplar mushroom)

About the ingredient

菌类 Mushrooms

Mushrooms with long, thin stems and small brown caps; the cap is soft and the stem firm. Sold fresh or dried, they go into stir-fries, soups, stews and hotpot.

Used in 1 dish

干锅茶树菇 gānguō cháshùgū

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

干茶树菇泡开以后再用。

Gān cháshùgū pào kāi yǐhòu zài yòng.

Rehydrate dried tea tree mushrooms before using.

HSK 7-9

茶树菇炖排骨是道家常菜。

Cháshùgū dùn páigǔ shì dào jiāchángcài.

Tea tree mushroom stewed with pork ribs is a home-style dish.

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culture

Originally wild on oil-tea camellia trunks in Jiangxi and Fujian, now widely cultivated. Prized for a firm, slightly crunchy stem and a meaty flavor that holds up in long braises and soups - a standard ingredient in home-style stewed pork-rib dishes.