In the town of Kosaka in Akita Prefecture, mountain areas are now bursting with fresh ... Among Japan's many "sansai" seasonal edible vegetables that grow in the wild, bamboo shoots are the ...

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.

We learn how to make seasonal soup for spring and citrus umami udon. 1. Cut the top half of the fresh bamboo shoots along the grain, and the bottom half, against the grain. 2. Cut the wakame ...

[feast_advanced_jump_to] You will find bamboo shoots in canned, fresh, and dried forms ... particularly in China, Japan, ...