How to Use wood ear in a Sentence

wood ear

noun
  • Among her top picks are morels, boletes, wood ear and black trumpets.
    Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Scatter the wood ear mushrooms over the oyster mushroom slices, then top with more fresh cilantro leaves to serve.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Discard the tough ends of the wood ear mushrooms before chopping into bite-size pieces.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Handmade noodles are the order of the day, whether stir-fried with chile oil or suspended in lamb and wood ear mushroom soup.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The noodles tasted even better when balanced with a crisp bite of raw bean sprouts or wood ear mushrooms, which also come in the bowl.
    Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2022
  • Add 1 cup fresh wood ear mushrooms, season with salt and sprinkle over the persillade.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
  • In northern China, spoonfuls of black vinegar are draped over thick, belt-like noodles with a touch of soy sauce, served with slices of meat, onions, or wood ear mushrooms.
    Clarissa Wei, Bon Appétit, 29 May 2021
  • Pork dumplings with wood ear, bamboo shoots, water chestnut with a black vinegar dipping sauce (hot and sour soup inspired dumpling).
    oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The wood ear mushroom, bamboo shoots, strip of nori (seaweed) imparted rustic tones.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Eight out of nine people linked to those clusters reported eating wood ear mushrooms in the ramen, the agency reported.
    Mallory Hughes, CNN, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Waiters bring bowls set with chunks of crab, lily buds, wood ear mushrooms and nasturtium flowers and leaves, then pour on a rich, dark fumet bolstered with white peppercorn and black vinegar.
    Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Get the banh cuon dac biet ($10.75), which includes Vietnamese charcuterie, a spring roll and cucumber salad arranged around two types of rice rolls: dried shrimp and ground pork with slivers of wood ear mushroom.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • For japchae, chewy sweet-potato glass noodles the color of fading photographs are tangled with wood ear mushrooms, skinny strips of carrot, darkened spinach and cabbage still holding its crunch.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
  • After birth, the Chinese believe that lochia (postpartum bleeding) and expulsion of toxins must be helped along with ingredients such as liver, wood ear mushrooms, and roasted licorice root.
    Kaila Yu, Glamour, 26 May 2021
  • Post up, wait for your moment, and ask for a quesadilla de quelites con requeson (wild greens with ricotta) or flor de calabaza con queso (squash blossoms with oaxacan cheese) or setas (wood ear mushrooms, no cheese).
    Scarlett Lindeman, Bon Appetit, 28 Mar. 2018
  • In September, the agency released plans to prevent salmonella infections caused by contaminated bulb onions and listeria and salmonella infections linked to wood ear mushrooms.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 16 Nov. 2022

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