How to Use oyster mushroom in a Sentence

oyster mushroom

noun
  • If using a grill, brush the oyster mushroom slices with olive oil.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Look for blue oyster mushrooms both fresh and powered, along with a grow kit.
    — Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Jan. 2018
  • So if oyster mushrooms are sort of the way in, what is the next more advanced move?
    — Bon Appétit, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The veg sandwich, in which a salty and steroidal oyster mushroom subs for the bird, just gives me the willies.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
  • 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
  • Other pies have toppings such as truffle pesto and oyster mushrooms.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
  • They were served with au gratin potatoes, oyster mushrooms and butternut squash.
    — Kynala Phillips, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The fillets are a mix of king oyster mushrooms and jackfruit that are coated in a gluten-free batter.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • Chitosan is a copolymer derived from the gills of oyster mushrooms and helps to give the fungi their shape.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Or rather, your oyster mushroom or shiitake or blend of wild mushrooms, which add umami flavor in place of meat.
    — Casey Barber, CNN, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Two other common mushrooms that can be grown on logs are oyster mushrooms and lion’s mane mushrooms.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
  • The invasion of the golden oyster mushroom is posing a threat to native species.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Chitosan, the star ingredient in the brand’s pre- and post-styling hair serum and creams, is derived from oyster mushrooms.
    — Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Mushrooms are also very popular and many forage morels, chanterelles and oyster mushrooms.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • So the team grew a few dozen strains of oyster mushroom, testing each for oil-digesting ability in petri dishes in the lab.
    — Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2013
  • What better way to get to know each other than trying to pair maple syrup with king oyster mushroom as well and as rapidly as possible?
    — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The customer would take the oyster mushrooms, but the shortages kept coming and the responses to his questions slowed.
    — Ellen McCarthy, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Ranking right up there was the bibimbap with a crispy, boneless chicken thigh over rice, kimchi, oyster mushrooms, bok choy and a soft poached egg.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Do not miss the mushroom campanelli with shiitake and oyster mushrooms.
    — Karon Warren, AJC.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Here, the noodles come out in tight, chewy rolls slick with an umami-heavy sauce and accompanied by oyster mushrooms, shrimp cakes and a thin omelet on top.
    — Meira Gebel, Axios, 30 July 2024
  • Drift makes pasta fresh every day, and tagliatelle tossed with meaty oyster mushrooms and a vivid pesto is as diverting as anything from the deep blue sea.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The hero ingredient for both is chitosan, a complex macromolecule sourced from oyster mushrooms.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Inside are lion’s mane, shiitake, porcini, and oyster mushrooms, waiting for their turn in the spotlight.
    — Ellen Fort, Sunset Magazine, 15 Jan. 2020
  • From pearl onions and oyster mushrooms to Japanese eggplant and salad greens (yep, even arugula).
    — Alex Van Buren, Health.com, 25 June 2018
  • The monastery now produces around 1,400 pounds of mushrooms each week — half oyster mushrooms, half shiitake.
    — Stephen Hiltner, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Dish options now include oyster mushroom shawarma with baba ghanoush and brined organic turkey with parsnip puree.
    — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The farm features a variety of oyster mushroom species, lion’s mane, and pioppino.
    — Bon Appétit Contributor, Bon Appétit, 15 June 2023
  • There is also garlicky rotisserie chicken, six-hour lamb shanks and oyster mushrooms coated in a saffron sauce and then charred on the grill.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The king oyster mushroom’s texture is more tender than regular jerky—and just as satisfying.
    — Rachel Ng, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2022
  • My visit coincided with a bundle of supple tagliatelle bulked up with oyster mushrooms and brightened with pesto.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023

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