straw mushroom

American  

[straw muhsh-room, -room] / ˈstrɔ ˌmʌʃ rum, -rʊm /

noun

1. a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cuisine.

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Etymology

Origin of straw mushroom

First recorded in 1915–20; translation of Chinese caǒ gū; so called because the mushrooms are grown on compost of rice straw

Example Sentences

Slice thickly and, if you like, serve with warm brown mushroom gravy.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

"Not this one, but this one is very good!" pointing to a very dark brown mushroom.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2021

She wore an enormous, brown, mushroom hat, like a little table, decorated all over with bunches of brown ribbon.

From The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II by Wilkins, W. H.

Use the same as the other brown mushroom sauce.

From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Parloa, Maria

Serve them up with either white or brown mushroom sauce, or with rice stewed in gravy, made pretty thick, and seasoned with pepper and salt.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849