しめじ

noun

Lyophyllum shimeji; hon-shimeji mushroom

Refers specifically to the wild species Lyophyllum shimeji, a prized edible mushroom. Often called 本占地 (ほんしめじ) to distinguish it from cultivated varieties.

See also: 本占地

• 本ほんしめじは香かおりが良よく、高こう級きゅう食しょく材ざいとして扱あつかわれる。

  Hon-shimeji has a good aroma and is treated as a high-class ingredient.

noun

shimeji mushroom (cultivated); brown beech mushroom

In everyday usage, refers to cultivated mushrooms sold as 'shimeji' in supermarkets, typically Hypsizygus tessellatus (buna-shimeji) or similar. Not the same as the wild hon-shimeji.

See also: 平茸

• スーパーでしめじを買かって味み噌そ汁しるに入いれた。

  I bought shimeji mushrooms at the supermarket and put them in miso soup.

• ぶなしめじはクセがなくて食たべやすい。

  Buna-shimeji mushrooms are mild and easy to eat.