Shiitake + Shitaki

dje_ra\/en | 19:47 Mon 03rd May 2004 | Food & Drink

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Are the Shiitake mushroom and the Shitaki mushroom the same or Is shitaki just the mispelt version of Shiitake?

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Quizmonster

They're just alternatives in the same way as the Arabic name 'Mohammed' is often transcribed as 'Muhammad'. In Japanese, 'shii' means a type of tree and 'take' means a mushroom.

Quizmonster

I should have pointed out above that this particular mushroom is specifically cultivated on tree-logs; hence, the 'shii' element..

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THANKS alot Quizmonster. This has answered 1 of the questions thats had my mind puzzled 4 a while now! Nice 1 m8ey

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I might get one myself.

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