East Asian mushrooms and fungi are often used in East Asian cuisine, either fresh or dried. According to Chinese traditional medicine, many types of mushroom affect the eater's physical and emotional wellbeing.
List of mushrooms and fungi
Scientific names Commonly used names Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Literal meaning Notes, other Chinese names Cyclocybe aegerita poplar mushroom, velvet pioppino tea tree mushroom Auricularia heimuer wood ear, cloud ear black wood ear Also known as 雲耳 / 云耳 () Auricularia cornea hairy wood ear hairy wood ear Similar to wood ears, but coarser. Generally used in soups. Pleurotus giganteus pig stomach mushroom Coprinus comatus shaggy ink cap chicken leg mushroom Dacrymyces spathularia sweet osmanthus ear osmanthus ear Used in Buddha's delight. Flammulina filiformis enoki, enokitake gold (needle) mushroom Cultivated variety shown, wild differs in appearance. Ganoderma lingzhi reishi Very bitter but believed to be medicinally highly potent. Often made into a tea or broth with Chinese wolfberries. Gloeostereum incarnatum elm ear Used in Buddha's delight. Hericium erinaceus, Hericium coralloides lion's mane mushroom, bearded tooth mushroom monkey head mushroom Hypsizygus tessulatus beech mushroom crab flavor mushroom Lentinula edodes shiitake fragrant mushroom Termitomyces spp. termite mushroom / / / chicken meat strip mushroom (name #2) Phallus indusiatus bamboo mushroom Considered an aphrodisiac. Used in chicken soups. Pleurotus eryngii king oyster mushroom apricot abalone mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus oyster mushroom flat mushroom Also known as 蠔菇 / 蚝菇 () Russula virescens green brittlegill green-headed mushroom Thelephora ganbajun ganbajun ganba mushroom A highly prized mushroom. Named after 牛干巴 / 牛乾巴 () — a Yunnanese specialty of dried beef — for the similar flavor. Naematelia sinensis golden ear Used in Buddha's delight. Also known as / () Tremella fuciformis silver ear fungus, snow fungus silver ear Also known as 雪耳 () and 白木耳 () Tricholoma matsutake matsutake pine mushroom Expensive delicacy, especially highly prized in Japan. Volvariella volvaceapaddy straw mushroom grass mushroom
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See also List of mushroom dishes