Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots of many bamboo species including Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis. They are used as vegetables in numerous Asian dishes and broths. They
Edible bamboo shoots
Woman gathering bamboo shoots (woodblock print by Suzuki Harunobu, 1765)
Filipino ginataáng labóng, bamboo shoots cooked in coconut milk
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family,
Bamboo shoot
…Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of many bamboo species including Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis. They are used as vegetables in numerous Asian dishes and broths. They are sold in various…
Fresh bamboo shoot emerging from the soil. These young, tender culms of bamboo plants are also widely harvested for culinary use in Asia.
Bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Brazil