How to deal with fresh bamboo shoots? How to cut bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots are the young shoots of bamboo, also known as bamboo shoots. They are low in fat, sugar and fiber. Eating bamboo shoots can promote intestinal peristalsis and help digestion. Bamboo shoots are regarded as "treasures among vegetables". They are fragrant and tender, and have a long history of consumption and cultivation. They are a traditional delicacy in my country. The following mainly shares with you how to handle fresh bamboo shoots.

Contents of this article

1. How to handle fresh bamboo shoots

2. How to cut bamboo shoots

3. How to eat bamboo shoots

How to handle fresh bamboo shoots

When you get fresh bamboo shoots home, peel off the skin, cut them in half, put clean water in a pot, put the bamboo shoots in, and cook over high heat for about 15 minutes. The blanching can remove the bitterness of the bamboo shoots. After blanching, take out the bamboo shoots and soak them in clean water for about 1 hour.

Vegetable bamboo shoots mainly include some species of Bamboo, Phyllostachys, Cyperus and Pleistocene.

The nutritional value of bamboo shoots is very high. Through crushing, juicing and other processing, the obtained bamboo shoot juice can be processed into beverages.

Bamboo shoots contain oxalic acid, which is a bitter substance. The purpose of blanching bamboo shoots is to remove the oxalic acid and avoid them tasting bitter.

How to cut bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots have a crisp texture. Simply peel the shell, wash, and slice them. If the bamboo shoots are large, cut them vertically in the middle first, then slice them horizontally. For small bamboo shoots, just slice them diagonally. For broken bamboo shoots, cut the broken part first, then slice them. You can also cut them into strips, dices, or cubes according to the dish.

To make bamboo shoot shreds, first cut the spring bamboo shoots into slices, then overlap and cut them diagonally into shreds.

For diced bamboo shoots, first cut them into slices, then into strips, and finally cut them into dices horizontally.

To make rolling cutlets, peel and wash the bamboo shoots, then use a knife to cut diagonally from the tender head of the bamboo shoots downwards, rotating until all the cutting is done.

How to eat bamboo shoots

There are many ways to cook bamboo shoots, such as boiling, frying, stewing, braising, etc. There are also many ways to eat bamboo shoots, such as stewing with duck meat, stir-frying with cured meat, and even stewing with spare ribs. Different places have different ways of eating bamboo shoots.

Bamboo shoots are young shoots of bamboo, also known as bamboo shoots. Bamboo is a perennial evergreen plant of the order Poaceae, and the edible part is the newly born, tender, fat, short and strong shoots.

Bamboo shoots are low in fat, sugar and high in fiber. Eating them can promote intestinal peristalsis and help digestion. Bamboo shoots are considered a "treasure among vegetables".

Bamboo shoots are a traditional Chinese delicacy with a fragrant and tender taste and a long history of consumption and cultivation. Vegetable bamboo shoots mainly include species of Phyllostachys, Phyllostachys, Phyllostachys and Pleioblastus.