香菇 (xiānggū) · shiitake mushroom, fragrant mushroom

Measure Word

一朵香菇 duǒ

Meanings

1 shiitake mushroom
2 fragrant mushroom

About the ingredient

菌类 Mushrooms

Mushrooms with dark brown caps, sold fresh and dried; dried ones have a much stronger flavour. They are soaked first and the soaking water often goes into the dish; they go into soups, braises and stir-fries.

Used in 26 dishes

香菇炒肉片 xiānggū chǎo ròupiàn

叫化鸡 jiàohuājī

西湖牛肉羹 Xīhú niúròugēng

香菇青菜 xiānggū qīngcài

炒年糕 chǎoniángāo

香菇蒸鸡 xiānggū zhēng jī

红烧日本豆腐 hóngshāo Rìběn dòufu

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

干香菇的味道比鲜香菇更浓。

Gān xiānggū de wèidào bǐ xiān xiānggū gèng nóng.

The flavor of dried shiitake is more intense than fresh ones.

HSK 5

我点了一份香菇青菜。

Wǒ diǎn le yí fèn xiānggū qīngcài.

I ordered a dish of shiitake with greens.

Tips

memory

香 means "fragrant" and 菇 means "mushroom", the name captures the mushroom's signature earthy aroma. On Chinese social media, 香菇 is also a homophone-based pun for 想哭 ("want to cry").