What is the nutritional value of winter bamboo shoots? How to distinguish spring bamboo shoots from winter bamboo shoots

Winter bamboo shoots are known as "golden and white jade, the best among vegetables". January and February every year are the best seasons to eat winter bamboo shoots. Compared with spring and summer bamboo shoots, winter bamboo shoots have the best quality and the highest nutrition. What are the nutritional values ​​of winter bamboo shoots? Encyclopedia Knowledge Network will take you to learn about them.

Contents of this article

1. What is the nutritional value of winter bamboo shoots?

2. How to distinguish spring bamboo shoots from winter bamboo shoots

3. How to make delicious winter bamboo shoots

What is the nutritional value of winter bamboo shoots?

Winter bamboo shoots contain protein, multiple amino acids, vitamins, trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and rich cellulose. They can promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, and prevent constipation and colon cancer. Winter bamboo shoots are a high-protein, low-starch food that has a certain therapeutic effect on patients with obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and arteriosclerosis. The polysaccharides it contains also have a certain anti-cancer effect. Winter bamboo shoots contain more calcium oxalate, so people with urethral stones and nephritis should not eat too much.

How to distinguish spring bamboo shoots from winter bamboo shoots

First, look at:

The base of winter bamboo shoots is shorter and thicker, while that of spring bamboo shoots is slender, hairy, and covered with a layer of black stripes. The overall appearance is black, while the surface of winter bamboo shoots is golden yellow, making them very easy to distinguish.

The second is touch:

The skin of winter bamboo shoots is tightly wrapped and feels very solid, while the skin of spring bamboo shoots is a little loose. In addition, winter bamboo shoots are smaller in size, most of them are about 300 grams, while spring bamboo shoots are larger, most of them are more than half a catty.

The difference between winter bamboo shoots and spring bamboo shoots is also the price:

Winter bamboo shoots are slightly better in all aspects, so they are more expensive than spring bamboo shoots. Be careful when buying them to avoid buying spring bamboo shoots as winter bamboo shoots and being cheated by illegal vendors. However, there is a kind of spring bamboo shoots called early spring bamboo shoots, which are known as "flower bamboo shoots on the top of the soil" in the folk. The nutritional value and taste of early spring bamboo shoots are very similar to those of winter bamboo shoots, so the price is similar.

How to make delicious winter bamboo shoots

1. Remove the old roots and skins of the winter bamboo shoots, cut into inch-long pieces, put into a pot of boiling water, add salt and blanch for seven or eight minutes. This can remove the astringency and excess calcium oxalate (the white stuff inside the bamboo shoots). Remove from the water and set aside.

2. Heat another pan, add more oil, add ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant, then add bamboo shoots and stir-fry until slightly charred, then add rock sugar, dark soy sauce and light soy sauce and stir well.

3. Add half a bowl of water to the pot, cover the pot and simmer on low heat for 5 minutes. Continue to stir-fry on high heat until the juice is dry and then serve.