Talk:shiitake
Add topicLatest comment: 12 years ago by Eirikr in topic donko
What are the kanji for "donko" (a high grade of shiitake)? 71.66.97.228 21:46, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
It's literally "winter's child":冬子 (どんこ, donko). Apparently shiitake cultivated in the winter have thicker flesh and make for better product once dried. Source is Daijirin. -- Eiríkr Útlendi │ Tala við mig 22:35, 19 February 2013 (UTC)- Follow-up -- turns out the 子 "child" is an ateji. See the etym at 冬子 for details. -- Eiríkr Útlendi │ Tala við mig 22:56, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
