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.

repeat the process until all that’s left is clean, smooth, edible flesh. Trim off the stem end of the bamboo shoot so it can stand upright on the cutting board. Cut the shoot lengthways into ...

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 ...

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 ...