straw mushroom

[ straw muhsh-room, -room ]

noun

1. a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cuisine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of straw mushroom¹

First recorded in 1915–20; translation of Chinese caǒ gū; so called because the mushrooms are grown on compost of rice straw

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

As I walked home, my cans of straw mushrooms and bamboo sprouts clanked together in my backpack, so that I didn’t ever forget as well.

From New York Times

The flavorful mix of coconut milk, fresh lime juice, fish sauce and lemongrass complements the straw mushrooms, Thai peppers and chunks of chicken.

From Los Angeles Times

And the tom kha kai, usually a rich and creamy soup with coconut milk, galangal and straw mushrooms, was thin and unsatisfying.

From New York Times

It was a brown straw mushroom with a dull red feather round it.

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