matsutake

noun

mat·su·ta·ke ˌmät-su̇-ˈtä-kē

-kā

plural matsutake also matsutakes

: a large brownish edible Japanese mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake) having firm flesh and a spicy aroma

also : a large whitish mushroom (Tricholoma magnivelere synonym Armillaria ponderosa) of northern North America that is similar to the Japanese matsutake

Examples of matsutake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For years, China has been one of the world’s largest suppliers of a rare delicacy — the matsutake mushroom. —

Lyric Li, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 The little white mushroom isn’t valuable, but exports of other fungi, including matsutake and porcinis, are a major source of income for Yunnan’s native people; fears of barium poisoning could hurt the region’s economy. —

Jennifer Abbasi, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2013 Yunnan province, the matsutake is sold for about $70 a pound — still much cheaper than most Japanese varieties, though prices have doubled in the past 12 months. —

Lyric Li, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 Her 2014 feature debut, The Last Season, follows two former soldiers who forage matsutake mushrooms in Oregon and earned her a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination. —

Katherine Cusumano, Outside Online, 15 July 2022 But the standout at Brady Ishiwata Williams’s new restaurant is his chawanmushi—silky and savory, perfectly set, and crowned with matsutake slices. —

Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 30 Dec. 2021 Aromatically, this wine is earthy, with scents of dark plums, matsutake mushrooms, and wild roses. —

oregonlive, 9 Apr. 2020 The new restaurant’s name, Matsu, was inspired by matsutake mushrooms, which are pine mushrooms that are native to Japan but grow wild in Southern California forests. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2019 In the Cascade Mountains, porcinis (aka king boletes) and matsutakes (aka pine mushroom) are poking up earlier than normal too. —

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