East Asian mushrooms and fungi are often used in East Asian cuisine, either fresh or dried. According to Chinese traditional medicine, many types of mushroom affect the eater's physical and emotional wellbeing.

List of mushrooms and fungi

Scientific names Commonly used names Image Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese Pinyin Translation Notes, other Chinese names
Cyclocybe aegerita poplar mushroom, velvet pioppino 茶樹菇 茶树菇 cháshùgū tea tree mushroom
Auricularia heimuer wood ear 黑木耳 黑木耳 hēimù'ěr black wood ear
Auricularia cornea cloud ear fungus (白背)毛木耳 (白背)毛木耳 (báibèi)máomù'ĕr (white backed) hairy wood ear Similar to wood ears, but coarser. Generally used in soups.
Clitocybe maxima 猪肚菇 猪肚菇 zhūdǔgū pig stomach mushroom
Coprinus comatus Shaggy ink cap 雞腿菇 鸡腿菇 jītuǐgū (white backed) chicken thigh mushroom
Dacryopinax spathularia sweet osmanthus ear 桂花耳 桂花耳 guìhuā'ěr osmanthus ear Used in Buddha's delight.
Flammulina filiformis enoki 金(針)菇 金(针)菇 jīn(zhēn)gū gold (needle) mushroom Cultivated variety shown, wild differs in appearance.
Ganoderma lingzhi reishi mushroom 靈芝 灵芝 língzhī supernatural mushroom Very bitter but believed to be medicinally highly potent. Often made into a tea or broth with Chinese wolfberries.
Gloeostereum incarnatum 榆耳 榆耳 yú'ěr elm ear Used in Buddha's delight.
Hericium erinaceus lion's mane mushroom, bearded tooth mushroom 猴頭菇 猴头菇 hóutóugū monkey head mushroom
Hericium ramosum
Hypsizygus tessellatus white beech mushroom 蟹味菇 蟹味菇 xièwèigū crab flavor mushroom
Lentinula edodes shiitake 香菇 香菇 xiānggū fragrant mushroom
Macrolepiota albuminosa syn. Termitomyces albuminosus 雞肉絲菇 鸡肉丝菇 jīròusīgū chicken meat strip mushroom
Phallus indusiatus bamboo fungus 竹蓀 竹荪 zhúsūn Considered an aphrodisiac. Used in chicken soups.
Pleurotus eryngii king oyster mushroom 杏鮑菇 杏鲍菇 xìngbàogū almond abalone mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus oyster mushroom 蠔菇 蚝菇 háogū oyster mushroom Also known as 秀珍菇 (pinyin: xiùzhēngū)
Russula virescens green brittlegill 變綠紅菇 变绿红菇 biànlǜhónggū change green red mushroom
Thelephora ganbajun dried beef mushroom 干巴菌 干巴菌 gānbājùn ganba mushroom Discovered in 1987, now highly prized. It takes its name from 干巴牛肉 (pinyin: gānbāniúròu), a Yunnanese specialty of dried beef.
Naematelia aurantialba 金耳 金耳 jīn'ěr golden ear Used in Buddha's delight.
Phaeotremella frondosa 黃耳 黃耳 huáng'ěr yellow ear Used in Buddha's delight. Also known as 叶银耳 (pinyin: yèyín'ěr; lit. 'leaf wood ear')
Tremella fuciformis silver ear fungus, snow fungus 銀耳 银耳 yín'ěr silver ear Also known as 雪耳(pinyin: xuě'ěr; lit. 'snow ear') and 白木耳 (pinyin: báimù'ěr; lit. 'white wood ear')
Tricholoma matsutake matsutake 松茸 松茸 sōngróng pine bud Expensive delicacy, especially highly prized in Japan.
Volvariella volvacea paddy straw mushroom 草菇 草菇 cǎogū straw mushroom

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