White Enokitake - Photo by Wendell Smith
Enokitake (or Enoki) is an edible mushroom. The cultivated variety is a bundle of long thin white mushrooms. They are white because they are not exposed to light. In the wild, the mushroom looks different with a brown color, shorter and thicker stems, and bigger caps.
Names
Scientific
Flammulina filiformis
Synonym
Flammulina velutipes
English
Enoki
Enokitake
Golden needle mushroom
Lily mushroom
Dutch
Fluweelpootje
Gewoon fluweelpootje
Gouden naald
Gouden naaldpaddenstoel
Gouden naaldpaddestoel
Spanish
Enoki
Seta de aguja de oro
French
Enoki
German
Gemeiner Samtfußrübling
Other
Enoki
Taxonomy
Order
Agaricales
Family
Physalacriaceae
Genus
Flammulina
Species
Flammulina filiformis (Enokitake)
Basic information and facts
Origin:
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Distribution:
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Mushrooms:
Long thin white mushrooms with small caps growing in groups.
Cultivation:
There is a clear difference between the wild and cultivated form of this mushroom. Cultivated mushrooms are not been exposed to light and are grown in a carbon dioxide rich environment. This results in a white color and the development of long thin stems. Wild mushrooms have a dark brown color and shorter and thicker stems.
Uses:
Enokitake mushrooms are sold fresh or canned. They have a crisp texture and are often used in soups or salads.
Did you know that?
- Enokitake mushrooms contain antioxidants.
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Minor crops
Mushrooms
Temperate crops
Pictures
White Enokitake - Photo by Wendell Smith
Golden Enokitake mushroom - Photo by Wendell Smith
Wild Flammulina velutipes growing on dead elm -
Photo by S.Rae