A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Fresh mushrooms have tan to brown fibrous scales on the cap, a stout pale stem and thick white flesh. These appearance notes describe a kitchen ingredient, not a way to identify wild mushrooms for eating.
In the kitchen
Sliced and cooked in stir-fries, including the Jilin dish with Chinese yam. Their pronounced aroma is suited to restrained seasoning.
Maturity and preparation change the shape and texture. Jisongrong, also called Brazilian mushroom, is a different mushroom; similar trade names do not establish the same species. Use correctly identified food supplied for cooking.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有松茸吗？
Does this dish contain Matsutake mushrooms?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
