杏鮑菇

Mandarin

simplified	杏鲍菇
traditional	杏鮑菇

Etymology

杏 (almond) + 鮑 (abalone) + 菇 (mushroom)

It got this name because this type of mushroom is said to smell like almonds and taste like abalone.

Noun

杏鮑菇 (traditional, Pinyin xìngbàogū, simplified 杏鲍菇)

1. king oyster mushroom, a species of edible mushroom (species Pleurotus eryngii)

Synonyms

• 刺芹側耳
• 刺芹菇

References

• "促进我国食用菌珍品白灵菇的新发展" (in Mandarin). www.qdmushroom.com. URL accessed on 2007-12-16.

External links

• Google hits: .cn
• Google hits: .tw