银耳 (yín'ěr) · white fungus, snow fungus, silver ear fungus

Measure Word

一朵银耳 duǒ

Meanings

1 white fungus
2 snow fungus
3 silver ear fungus

About the ingredient

菌类 Mushrooms

A white, translucent fungus with frilly, seaweed-like fronds. It has little taste of its own and is cooked for its soft, jelly-like texture, mostly in sweet soups with lotus seeds, jujubes or dried longans.

Also called 雪耳、白木耳

Used in 2 dishes

银耳汤 yín'ěrtāng

鼎湖上素 Dǐnghú shàngsù

Characters

ear (an ear-shaped fungus)

Examples

HSK 6

银耳本身没有什么味道。

Yín'ěr běnshēn méiyou shénme wèidao.

White fungus itself has hardly any taste.

HSK 7-9

银耳和莲子、红枣一起煮成甜汤，口感又软又滑。

Yín'ěr hé liánzǐ, hóngzǎo yìqǐ zhǔchéng tiántāng, kǒugǎn yòu ruǎn yòu huá.

Cooked into a sweet soup with lotus seeds and red dates, white fungus turns soft and silky.

Tips

usage

雪耳 and 白木耳 are other names for it. 木耳 on its own is the dark wood ear fungus. 银耳 is cooked for its soft, jelly-like texture, mostly in sweet soups such as 银耳汤.