なめこ

なめこ
noun
nameko mushroom
foodplant-general
1. nameko mushroom
A small orange-brown mushroom with a slippery, gel-like coating. Widely cultivated and sold in packs, it is best known in miso soup and with grated daikon.
なめこの味噌汁(みそしる)。
Miso soup with nameko mushrooms.
なめこは表面(ひょうめん)がぬるぬるしている。
Nameko mushrooms are slimy on the surface.
大根(だいこん)おろしとなめこを混(ま)ぜて、醤油(しょうゆ)を少(すこ)しかけて食(た)べる。
Mix nameko with grated daikon and eat it with a little soy sauce.

Usually written in hiragana; the name refers to its slippery coating.

Common collocations

  • なめこ汁(じる) / なめこの味噌汁(みそしる): nameko miso soup
  • なめこおろし: nameko with grated daikon
  • なめこそば: soba topped with nameko

Related words

  • 椎茸(しいたけ): shiitake
  • えのき: enoki mushroom
  • きのこ: mushroom (general)

Related Words

Related: 茸(きのこ) (mushroom)
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