Enoki and Golden Enoki

Other Names

Enokitake, enokidake, seafood mushroom, winter mushroom, winter fungus, velvet foot, golden needle mushroom, lily mushroom, nameake, snow puff mushroom

Latin Name

Flammulina velutipes

Usually Found In

Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, UK, the Netherlands, the USA

Season

September to March, but available all year

Like natural spindly and bright micro-fibers, enoki grows in long, thin, off-white stems round 30cm/12in with pinhead-sized tiny caps. Enoki’s mushroom cap features are so small, that you have to look very closely to even realize it’s a fungus. Delicate in texture, with a squidgy bite, enoki has a sweet, almost sesame seed oil taste and makes for a great noodle or pasta alternative.