Eating in China
Generated ingredient illustration of morel mushrooms with honeycomb caps and pale stems.

Morel mushrooms

羊肚菌Yángdùjūn

Morels are mushrooms of the genus Morchella, used in soups, stews and other cooked dishes.

Type
Mushrooms

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Their caps have irregular honeycomb-like pits and ridges above a pale stem. Cap shape and colour vary. This image is not a guide for identifying wild mushrooms.

In the kitchen

Cooked in chicken soup or meat stews; dried morels are rehydrated before cooking.

Available fresh or dried. Cook thoroughly and do not eat raw; cooking does not guarantee safety.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有羊肚菌吗?

Does this dish contain Morel mushrooms?

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