Vegetable Dishes 46: Stir-fried Shaggy-mane Mushrooms

The monks from the great monastery of Wu Lake wash the shaggy-mane mushroom1 to rid them of sand, then stir-fry them with autumn sauce and wine until done. They plate and serve them to guests at their banquets. This dish is incredibly good.

炒雞腿蘑菇
蕪湖大庵和尚,洗淨雞腿蘑菇去沙,加秋油、酒炒熟,盛盤宴客,甚佳。

Notes:
1The Chinese name “Chicken drumstick mushroom” sounds so much more appetizing than the English name, which sounds more like a dirty mop of hair on top of some unwashed animal. I remember reading about the English cultures being complete mycophobes in comparison to their continental cousins, which may explain the rather unappealing names given to many fungi.

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