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portobello

portobello

3 3.0
A large brown mushroom with a firm, meaty texture used for cooking
  • noun
  • /ˌpɔːrtəˈbɛloʊ/
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  • I love adding grilled portobello mushrooms to my pasta for extra flavor.
  • portobello mushrooms
  • portobello caps
  • grilled portobello

No, let's try the Portobello mushroom cheese stick.

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Examples

  • This is a Portobello mushroom and portobellos are very delicious, super awesome in soups and stuffing and salads.

  • I had half of a portobello pesto sandwich to go with my soup, and it was very tasty.

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  • No, let's try the Portobello mushroom cheese stick.

  • Usually, I use a portobello mushroom and top it with sauce and whatever I want.

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  • Then I'm also going to add some Portobello mushrooms that we've washed and cut up.

  • Maybe that would be the compromise between a pure vegetarian diet and one that would involve meat because Portobello mushrooms taste meaty.

  • And then I grilled onions, portobellos, red and yellow Peppers, Anaheim Peppers.

  • And we've got some portobello-stuffed ravioli in a bechamel sauce with sauteed shiitake mushrooms.

  • I can tell you it does have sautéed broccoli stems, Portobello mushroom stems, yellow onions, carrots, celery, and garlic.

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  • The chef prepared a delicious burger using a portobello mushroom as the patty.

How Meaty

porcini
  • Specialized
6 6.2
portobello
3 3.0
cremini
1 5.5

Surface Forms

portobello singular
portobellos plural

Etymology

Portobello probably comes from the Italian phrase porto bello, which means 'beautiful port', or from a place called Portobello where the mushrooms were sold. That image fits the mushroom, because it is a large, brown kind often used as a meat substitute in cooking.