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.

Popular dishes include stir-fried mushrooms and bamboo shoots, pork and bamboo shoots and ramen (a Japanese noodle dish). "I really like bamboo shoots and have them a lot with ramen," sais Leslie ...

Today, bamboo baskets are an integral and cherished part of the time-honored flower arrangement and tea ceremony. Referred to as hanakago (flower basket) or hanaire (flower container), the Japanese ...

Bamboo shoot digging experience There is a bamboo ... (This is Part 15 of the "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture books, along with related ...

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

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 ...