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.

Bamboo shoots have a delicate flavour, so they pair well with other intense flavours, such as garlic, ginger, or soy sauce.

Bamboo shoots are the top trending recipe search globally, as Asians take to the kitchen during virus lockdowns. While banana bread is the top-searched recipe overall, bamboo shoots have seen the ...

Bamboo plants are quite exceptional, with their tall appearance and bright green ... It is best to avoid pruning young shoots during mid-spring as this can damage the plant and hinder its development.

VOX POPULI: Risky business of foraging for bamboo shoots in wilds of Akita Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. May 15, 2021 at 13:20 JST ...