straw mushroom
noun
: a mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) that has a conical cap and is cultivated in southeastern Asia and used especially in Chinese cooking
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The fried fish cakes are springy as ever, and the lemongrass broth, punctuated with shrimp and straw mushrooms, retains its tang; Panngern changed the look, but not the previous owner’s chef.
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2019
The fried fish cakes are springy as ever, and the lemongrass broth, punctuated with shrimp and straw mushrooms, retains its tang; Panngern changed the look, but not the chef.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
And Crispy Rice is a rich bowl of complex textures and fatty acidity: Crunchy rice chunks are topped with a little bitter mizuna and hot kimchi, a poached egg and bright pickled straw mushrooms.
—Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 19 Mar. 2018
Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2019
The fried fish cakes are springy as ever, and the lemongrass broth, punctuated with shrimp and straw mushrooms, retains its tang; Panngern changed the look, but not the chef.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
And Crispy Rice is a rich bowl of complex textures and fatty acidity: Crunchy rice chunks are topped with a little bitter mizuna and hot kimchi, a poached egg and bright pickled straw mushrooms.
—Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 19 Mar. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
from their cultivation on rice straw compost
First Known Use
1919, in the meaning defined above
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“Straw mushroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straw%20mushroom. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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