wood ear mushroom; cloud ear mushroom
An edible jelly fungus often used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine. The name 'Jew's ear' is dated and may be considered offensive.
キクラゲは中華料理の炒め物によく使われる。
Wood ear mushrooms are often used in Chinese stir-fries.
このスープにはキクラゲが入っている。
This soup contains wood ear mushrooms.
snow fungus; silver ear fungus
golden ear mushroom
cloud ear fungus; wood ear fungus; black fungus
Katakana spelling is standard for this mushroom name.
Hiragana spelling is also common.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
The Japanese name きくらげ literally means 'tree jellyfish', from 木 (tree) and 水母/海月 (jellyfish), referring to the mushroom's gelatinous, ear-like shape on wood.