name: Enokitake

flavor_db_name_variants: enokitake

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Enokitake

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name_scientific: Flammulina velutipes

description: Enokitake is a long, thin white mushroom used in East Asian cuisine (such as that of China, Japan and Korea). These mushrooms are cultivars of Flammulina velutipes, also known by the name, golden needle mushroom or lily mushroom. Wild forms differing in color, texture, and sliminess are called winter mushrooms, velvet foot or velvet stem, amongst other names. This mushroom is available fresh or canned, with experts recommending fresh enoki specimens with firm, white, shiny caps, rather than those with slimy or brownish stalks that are best avoided.[citation needed] It is traditionally used for soups, but can also be used for salads and other dishes. The mushroom has a crisp texture and can be refrigerated for approximately one week.

itis_id: null

wikipedia_id: Enokitake

picture_file_name: 565.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 33470

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:36:19.000Z

legacy_id: 592

food_group: Vegetables

food_subgroup: Mushrooms

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:48.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:27.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 38945

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00551