shiitake
noun
shii·ta·ke
shē-ˈtä-kē 
variants
or less commonly shitake
: a dark Asian mushroom (Lentinula edodes of the family Omphalotaceae) widely cultivated especially on woods of the beech family for its edible flavorful tan to brown cap
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For the Cantonese quail that recently replaced the lamb lengua as Addison’s meat dish, Bradley and his staff came up with a quail egg-drop soup (featuring silken tofu and shiitake mushrooms) that’s served before the main event of quail with a five-spice sauce.
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Andy Wang, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Pair with roasted pig or with a rice pilaf and shiitake mushrooms.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Veggie options are often afterthoughts at Sacramento dumpling houses; shiitake mushrooms’ earthy flavor bursts out of these ones’ green spinach dough, escorted by cabbage, glass noodles and carrots.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
Add the ham, shiitake mushrooms, peas and cooked rice.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Andy Wang, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Pair with roasted pig or with a rice pilaf and shiitake mushrooms.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Veggie options are often afterthoughts at Sacramento dumpling houses; shiitake mushrooms’ earthy flavor bursts out of these ones’ green spinach dough, escorted by cabbage, glass noodles and carrots.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2025
Add the ham, shiitake mushrooms, peas and cooked rice.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Shiitake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shiitake. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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