What exactly are Bamboo shoots?
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Are we here talking about Bamboo trees? Can we have a picture of Bamboo shoot? In what forms is it available?
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Bamboo isn't a tree, it's a grass ;)
A bamboo shoot is just the budding new bamboo that's harvested before it grows and becomes hard and stringy.
Bamboo shoots are generally available in 2 forms, fresh and canned. Fresh ones are sold whole and generally used in stir fries.
Canned bamboo shoots are precooked and packed in water. You can find canned bamboo shoots sold whole, shredded, or sliced. For hot and sour soup (which I assume you're making) you'll probably want the shredded ones.
There are also jarred bamboo shoots. You probably don't want these as they are often fermented and add different seasonings to the shoots.
I'm not sure where you are so I don't know how available they would be, but you can generally find canned ones in the asian section of major supermarkets. Fresh ones are a little harder to come by and I believe only seasonal
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What part of bamboo shoots do we eat?
The edible portions of a bamboo plant are the tender shoots that have just emerged, asparagus-like, from the ground in spring.Are bamboo shoots good to eat?
Bamboo shoots are considered as one of the useful health foods because of their rich contents of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, fibres, and minerals and very low fat. Though bamboo shoots provide lots of health benefits, their consumption is confined mostly to Southeast Asian and East Asian countries.Do bamboo shoots turn into trees?
These shoots emerge out of the ground and grow in height and diameter for around 60 days. During this 60 day period, it will produce limbs and leaves. After the 60 day period of growth, the bamboo cane never grows in height or diameter again. Bamboo doesn't experience secondary growth like trees or most flora.Do bamboo shoots grow into bamboo?
The rhizomes of clumping bamboo grow upward and directly off each other, causing the bamboo shoots to \u201cclump\u201d together. Consequently, a colony of clumping bamboo is limited to the area directly surrounding it. If the rhizome grows horizontally, it is running bamboo.Growing and Processing Bamboo Shoots
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Yes, they are the shoots (baby plants) of actual bamboo.
I have only ever seen them sliced and canned. Canned Bamboo Shoots
They're very mild with a slightly crunchy texture.
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