enoki mushroom

noun

eno·​ki mushroom e-ˈnō-kē- How to pronounce enoki mushroom (audio)
variants or enoki
: a whitish cultivated agaric mushroom (Flammulina filiformis synonym Collybia velutipes) with a long thin stem and a small cap

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Daily Veggies enoki mushrooms: Recalled for potential contamination with listeria monocytogenes. Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024 And in March 2020, a listeria outbreak that killed four people was linked to enoki mushrooms contaminated with listeria. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 Enoki mushrooms Packages of enoki mushrooms sold throughout the U.S. were recalled on Dec. 12 due to fears they were contaminated with listeria. Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024 This recall is one of several connected to enoki mushrooms contaminated with listeria. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 The menu was über California cuisine: salmon poached in zinfandel, lamb salad with lentils, radicchio, enoki mushrooms, etc. Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Look for enoki mushrooms in your local Asian market. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024 Seared scallops and enoki mushrooms grace a gorgeously creamy Tom Kha chowder, a December special, derived from a paste of galangal, lime leaves, and lemongrass slow-cooked with coconut milk. Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023 Other standouts are the curry mussels with enoki mushrooms and condensed coconut milk broth and the cioppino linguine with housemade pasta and seafood in a delicate saffron broth. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Japanese enoki

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of enoki mushroom was in 1979

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“Enoki mushroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enoki%20mushroom. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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