金针菇 (jīnzhēngū) · enoki mushroom

Meanings

1 enoki mushroom
2 golden needle mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)

About the ingredient

菌类 Mushrooms

Long, thin white stems with tiny caps, usually sold vacuum-packed; mild and crunchy. Besides going into soups and hotpot, it is blanched or steamed and dressed with garlic and scallion, or grilled.

Used in 2 dishes

酸汤肥牛 suāntāng féiniú

馋嘴蛙 chánzuǐwā

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

金针菇煮一下就可以吃了。

Jīnzhēngū zhǔ yíxià jiù kěyǐ chī le.

Enoki mushrooms only need a quick boil before they're ready.

HSK 7-9

火锅里少不了金针菇。

Huǒguō lǐ shǎobuliǎo jīnzhēngū.

Hot pot wouldn't be complete without enoki mushrooms.

Tips

memory

金 (gold) + 针 (needle) + 菇 (mushroom) - long thin stems shaped like golden needles. Often nicknamed 'see-you-tomorrow mushroom' (明天见) in Chinese internet humor because it tends to pass through the digestive system intact.