It is safe to eat bamboo shoots, as long as they have been properly prepared. However, raw bamboo shoots do contain cyanogenic glycosides which can be poisonous in large quantities. The best way ...

Bamboo shoots, derived from bamboo plants, are typically prepared by boiling, soaking, cooking, or pickling and are savoured in various culinary creations. Bamboo shoots are commonly found in ...

Removing the husk of the fresh bamboo shoot is much harder to describe than to do. Please don’t use canned bamboo shoot for this (or any) dish – it has an odd flavour, and the texture isn’t ...

KITA-KYUSHU, Fukuoka Prefecture--Spring in Japan is not limited to enjoying sakura--it’s the perfect time to enjoy the taste of the season, “takenoko,” or bamboo shoots. Takenoko are being ...

We are kicking off the second year of Gohan Lab with a series on in-season vegetables, beginning with the bamboo shoot. Although many other ingredients have become available throughout the year ...

The cookbook’s title grabbed me: “A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese)” ...

Then it's probably time to transplant them. You don't want to transplant bamboo when new shoots are forming. The best time of year to transplant bamboo is early spring before it starts to grow ...

There are over 1,500 hectares of private bamboo groves around Gukeng’s Caoling Mountain. The continued health and ...

Boil the water in a large pot. Add the sauces and other ingredients to the boiling water. Then add the noodles and cook until ...

Unlike trees, which may take decades to mature, some species of bamboo can shoot up more than 35 inches in a single day and be ready for harvest in just 3-4 months. Additionally, bamboo uses about ...

You can often find fresh bamboo shoots in Asian food stores, but they’re not easy to prepare as they’re protected by many layers of overlapping, brown husk covered in fine, sharp hairs.