<p>I think it's 炒双冬. 双 here means two. One 冬 is 冬菇, also known as 香菇, a kind of mushroom, lentinus edodes. The other 冬 refers to 冬笋, bamboo shoots.</p>

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2016-06-05T11:41:59.917Z
Thanks. My pleco dictionary does not list 双笋。
Jack Maddington
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ElpieKay
<p>双means two，冬is short for冬笋and冬菇。双冬here means冬笋and冬菇。</p>

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Maxwe1l
<p>How did the character 双 in the dish name 炒双冬 come to mean "bamboo shoots"? Isn't 双 just a character meaning "pair"? Also, why 冬(winter)?</p>

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2016-06-05T01:50:17.520Z
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_3d93e4800100hbfh.html 唯炒双冬，冬笋占了半壁江山，算是半个主角。还有一“冬”是香菇，上海人叫香覃，北方人叫冬菇，这原是一道鲁菜，所以就叫炒双冬。
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The character 双 in the dish name 炒双冬。
# The character 双 in the dish name 炒双冬。

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-05)

How did the character 双 in the dish name 炒双冬 come to mean "bamboo shoots"? Isn't 双 just a character meaning "pair"? Also, why 冬(winter)?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_3d93e4800100hbfh.html 唯炒双冬，冬笋占了半壁江山，算是半个主角。还有一“冬”是香菇，上海人叫香覃，北方人叫冬菇，这原是一道鲁菜，所以就叫炒双冬。  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2016-06-05. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

双means two，冬is short for冬笋and冬菇。双冬here means冬笋and冬菇。


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-06-05. Score: 6

I think it's 炒双冬. 双 here means two. One 冬 is 冬菇, also known as 香菇, a kind of mushroom, lentinus edodes. The other 冬 refers to 冬笋, bamboo shoots.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. My pleco dictionary does not list 双笋。  

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