えのきたけ

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.

• 鍋なべにえのき茸たけを入いれましょう。

  Let's put enoki mushrooms in the hot pot.

• えのきたけは味み噌そ汁しるの具ぐとして人にん気きがある。

  Enoki mushrooms are popular as an ingredient in miso soup.