Wood ear mushrooms

• English name: Wood ear mushrooms
• Also known as: cloud ear mushrooms, black fungus, black Chinese fungus (or mushroom), wood ear fungus, wood fungus, ear fungus, tree ear fungus, mouse ear
• Scientific name: Auricularia polytricha
• Classified under: Mushrooms

• Korean name: 목이버섯
• Romanized: Mogibeoseot

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Wood ear mushrooms are used for some Chinese dishes which are popular in Korea, so you can usually find them in Chinese as well as Korean markets. Soak them in warm water for an hour before using them.

Fresh wood ear mushrooms

Posted Friday, December 19th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Tagged: 목이버섯, 버섯, korean food, korean ingredients, Maangchi, woodear mushrooms