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.
Wood ear mushrooms are often used in Chinese stir-fries.
This soup contains wood ear mushrooms.
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.