also: えのきだけ
noun
enoki mushroom; winter mushroom; velvet shank
A long, thin, white mushroom with small caps, commonly used in Japanese cuisine, especially in soups and hot pots. The cultivated form is pale and slender; wild forms are darker and shorter.
鍋にえのき茸を入れましょう。
Let's put enoki mushrooms in the hot pot.
えのきたけは味噌汁の具として人気がある。
Enoki mushrooms are popular as an ingredient in miso soup.
Katakana spelling, often used in scientific or commercial contexts.
Katakana spelling with rendaku reading.
The name comes from the enoki (榎) tree, on which the mushroom often grows in the wild. 茸 (take) means mushroom. The exact historical derivation is straightforward.