Bamboo shoots reach their peak of flavor for a scant ten days a year. 01:01 For this brief culinary pleasure, a family has maintained a bamboo grove for many years. Owing to its bamboo grove ...

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 ...

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.

Also, in areas where bamboo is grown, you may find fresh bamboo shoots available at farmers' markets during the spring season ...

Spring vegetables are now in season ... of Gohan Lab with a series on in-season vegetables, beginning with the bamboo shoot. Although many other ingredients have become available throughout ...

Add the bamboo shoots, Chinese celery and onion, sprinkle lightly with salt and cook for about two minutes, stir­ring often. Add the chilli and spring onion and cook for about 30 seconds ...

As adults, peasants shape the ground with bamboo tools and, in the spring, may enjoy a feast of bamboo shoots. When one's journey is over, relatives carry the deceased to the grave on a bamboo bier.

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 ...