金耳 (jīn'ěr) · golden ear fungus (Tremella aurantialba)

Meanings

1 golden ear fungus (Tremella aurantialba)
2 yellow tremella mushroom

About the ingredient

菌类 Mushrooms

A bright orange-yellow jelly fungus in lumpy, brain-like clumps that turn hard and cartilage-like when dried. Simmered for a long time, it softens into a thick paste; cooked with rock sugar it makes a sweet soup.

Characters

ear (here: ear-shaped fungus)

Examples

HSK 6

金耳是云南的一种珍贵食用菌。

Jīn'ěr shì Yúnnán de yì zhǒng zhēnguì shíyòng jùn.

Golden ear is a prized edible fungus from Yunnan.

HSK 7-9

金耳炖鸡汤养颜润肺。

Jīn'ěr dùn jītāng yǎng yán rùn fèi.

Golden ear stewed in chicken soup nourishes the skin and lungs.

Tips

culture

金耳 (Tremella aurantialba) is the orange-yellow cousin of the better-known 银耳 (white tremella) and 黑木耳 (black wood ear). It's a Yunnan specialty, prized as a 'double-fungus' delicacy because it grows symbiotically with another fungus on alpine oak.