| 释义 |
shiitake|ʃɪɪˈtɑːkeɪ|
[Jap., f. shii a name used for several evergreen trees + take mushroom.]
A mushroom, Lentinus edodes, of the family Agaricaceæ, cultivated in Japan and China on logs from various trees of the family Fagaceæ, esp. Castanopsis cuspidata or Quercus species. Also attrib.
1877Grevillea V. 103 The Shii-take species..have this peculiar excellence, that though they are all but tasteless in their raw state, when they are dried they have an extremely fine flavour. 1925Bot. Mag. Tokyo XXXIX. 319 The best and most common mushrooms in Japan are Shii-take and Matsu-take. 1936Nature 31 Oct. 746/2 Production of the shiitake has little horticultural similarity to mushroom growing. 1953J. Ramsbottom Mushrooms & Toadstools vii. 74 The cultivation of shii⁓take in Japan is believed to date back over two thousand years. 1961R. Singer Mushrooms & Truffles v. 139 Logs with Shii⁓take mycelium were dragged to a suitable site. 1975J. Grigson Mushroom Feast 262 On account of the prolonged and laborious method of cultivation, shiitake are more expensive even on their home ground. |