しめじ
しめじ
noun
shimeji mushroom
1.
shimeji mushroom
A type of small, mild-flavored mushroom commonly used in Japanese cooking. The commercially grown variety (ぶなしめじ) grows in clusters with small round caps on slender stems.
しめじを炒める。
To stir-fry shimeji mushrooms.
味噌汁にしめじを入れた。
I put shimeji mushrooms in the miso soup.
しめじは一年中スーパーで手に入るので便利だ。
Shimeji mushrooms are convenient because they're available at the supermarket year-round.
One of the most common mushrooms in Japanese home cooking. The commercially cultivated variety sold in supermarkets is technically ぶなしめじ (beech shimeji), which grows in clusters. It has a mild, slightly nutty flavor and a firm texture that holds up well in cooking.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- しめじの炒め物: stir-fried shimeji
- しめじの味噌汁: miso soup with shimeji
- しめじの炊き込みご飯: shimeji mixed rice
RELATED TERMS:
- えのき: enoki mushroom — another very common supermarket mushroom
- しいたけ: shiitake mushroom — the most well-known Japanese mushroom internationally
- まいたけ: maitake mushroom — another popular cooking mushroom
- きのこ: mushroom — the general term