cremini
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A small brown mushroom with firm texture and mild flavor used in cooking
- noun
- /krəˈmiːni/
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cremini
- For dinner, I sautéed cremini mushrooms with garlic and olive oil.
- cremini mushrooms
- fresh cremini
Examples
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8 to 9 ounces of cremini mushrooms
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And then for the umami, we have shiitake mushrooms, cremini mushrooms that I roast so they're almost like chips.
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A combination of shiitake, baby portabella, and cremini mushrooms with noodles in a light creamy sauce.
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In the recipe, you'll need half a pound of cremini mushrooms, sliced thin.
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The chef recommended using cremini mushrooms for their rich flavor in the sauce.
Synonyms
crimini
vscremini
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4.1
A small brown mushroom often used in cooking
has identical meaning but uses the common spelling
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Etymology
Cremini comes from Italian and names a small brown mushroom in the same family as the white button and the larger portobello, so it refers to the firm, brown cooking mushroom often called 'baby bella'.