32 Chinese Mushrooms + Mushroom Vocabulary

The Ultimate Guide to Chinese Mushrooms

Looking for some information on Chinese mushrooms? 

It appears everything that comes up on a search for Chinese mushrooms is about recipes, but where’s all the information about the Chinese mushrooms themselves?

Here at LTL Mandarin School, we don’t shy away from weird and the wonderful blogs.

In fact, you can explore all 50+ Chinese vocabulary blogs we’ve created right here! You can learn almost anything on there from Chinese dog breeds and even types of fish!

Mushroom Parts

Mushroom Vocabulary

Common Mushrooms

Chinese Mushrooms

First, let’s talk about how to say mushroom in Chinese.

Mushrooms 蘑菇 mó gu

Learn how to say every type of vegetable in Chinese.

If you want to talk about Chinese mushrooms, it might help you know how to talk about mushrooms themselves in Chinese. 

Mushroom Parts

Scales 鳞片 (lín piàn)

Cap 菌盖 (jūn ɡài)

Gills 菌褶 (jūn zhě)

Ring 菌环 (jūn huán)

Stem 菌柄 (jūn bǐnɡ)

Volva 菌托 (jūn tuō)

Mycelial threads 菌丝体 (jūn sī tǐ)

Mushroom Vocabulary

Here is some essential vocabulary you’ll need when talking about mushrooms in Chinese:

Common Mushrooms

Before we get into the Chinese mushrooms, here are some of the more familiar mushrooms from around the world and their Chinese names:

Mushrooms have played an essential role in China’s history in more ways than you might think!

For example, did you know mushrooms were used to make paper in China in the first century C.E? That was before the invention of paper itself!

Medically speaking, mushrooms have played a significant role in traditional Chinese medicine for many centuries! It is believed that with each colour mushroom, there is a corresponding health benefit for combating particular diseases.

For example, red mushrooms are good for your heart, and black mushrooms clean your kidneys.

Being a vegetarian in China can be challenging at first, BUT once you discover Chinese mushrooms, then you’re culinary journey in China will truly begin.

For example, ever head of needle mushrooms? Neither had I until coming to China. Now I can’t get enough!

Chinese Mushrooms

Did you know there are over 10,000 species of mushroom?

Not so easy to list them all in one article! But we can tell you 23 of the most common mushrooms you’ll find in a Chinese kitchen!

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Chinese Mushrooms – FAQ’s

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