oyster mushroom
noun
: an edible mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) that grows especially on deciduous trees and deadwood
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The oyster mushroom po’boy sandwich ($18) that made Mother famous still stands out a decade after its creation.
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Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
The mofongo is studded with bits of smoky tempeh, topped with a stack of fried oyster mushrooms, and served with a coconut-cream curry.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
On the lighter side, there’s a soothing risotto, streaked green with the same herbed oil that graces the salmon mousse and bulked up with shiitake and oyster mushrooms.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
There’s congee, seitan skewers with mala spice, char siu with oyster mushroom filling, and blanched spinach in sesame sauce, to name just a few of the delicious and visually stimulating recipes included here.
—Alicia Kennedy, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
They were served with au gratin potatoes, oyster mushrooms and butternut squash.
—Kynala Phillips, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
Yi-Yun Lee The oyster mushroom eschews these physical traps in favor of a chemical mechanism.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2023
The menu features customer favorites such as bourbon peach short rib sliders and the MOXIE Burger, with the addition of new dishes like the Waldorf chicken salad roll, and the mushroom melt made with cremini and oyster mushrooms.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
Drift makes pasta fresh every day, and tagliatelle tossed with meaty oyster mushrooms and a vivid pesto is as diverting as anything from the deep blue sea.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
The mofongo is studded with bits of smoky tempeh, topped with a stack of fried oyster mushrooms, and served with a coconut-cream curry.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2024
On the lighter side, there’s a soothing risotto, streaked green with the same herbed oil that graces the salmon mousse and bulked up with shiitake and oyster mushrooms.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
There’s congee, seitan skewers with mala spice, char siu with oyster mushroom filling, and blanched spinach in sesame sauce, to name just a few of the delicious and visually stimulating recipes included here.
—Alicia Kennedy, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024
They were served with au gratin potatoes, oyster mushrooms and butternut squash.
—Kynala Phillips, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
Yi-Yun Lee The oyster mushroom eschews these physical traps in favor of a chemical mechanism.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2023
The menu features customer favorites such as bourbon peach short rib sliders and the MOXIE Burger, with the addition of new dishes like the Waldorf chicken salad roll, and the mushroom melt made with cremini and oyster mushrooms.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023
Drift makes pasta fresh every day, and tagliatelle tossed with meaty oyster mushrooms and a vivid pesto is as diverting as anything from the deep blue sea.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
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“Oyster mushroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oyster%20mushroom. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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