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[[Image:TakenokoBambooSprouts.jpg|right|thumb|Edible bamboo shoots.]]
[[Image:BambooShoot.JPG|right|thumb|Shoots at bamboo bush]]
'''Bamboo shoots''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]] simplified: [[wikt:竹|竹]][[wikt:笋|笋]]; traditional: [[wikt:竹|竹]][[wikt:筍|筍]]; [[pinyin]]: ''zhú sǔn'' or simply ''sǔn''), are the edible [[shoot]]s (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of [[bamboo]] species [[Bambusa|Bambusa vulgaris]] and [[Phyllostachys|Phyllostachys edulis]]. They are used in numerous [[Asian cuisine|Asian]] dishes and broths, and are available in supermarkets in various sliced forms, both fresh and canned version. Bamboo shoot tips are called ''zhú sǔn jiān'' ([[wikt:竹|竹]][[wikt:笋|笋]][[wikt:尖|尖]]) or simply ''sǔn jiān'' ([[wikt:笋|笋]][[wikt:尖|尖]]).
In [[Indonesia]] they are sliced thinly and then boiled with ''santan'' (thick [[coconut milk]]) and spices to make a dish named ''[[gulai rebung]]''. Other recipes using bamboo shoots are ''[[sayur lodeh]]'' (mixed vegetables in coconut milk) and ''lun pia'' (sometimes written ''[[lumpia]]'': fried wrapped bamboo shoots with vegetables). Note that the shoots of some species contain [[cyanide]] that need to be leached or boiled out before they can be eaten safely.
[[Image:Boldhamii_Shoots_Sliced.PNG|left|thumb|200px|Steamed ''Ryoku-chiku'' shoots]]
In certain parts of Japan, China and Taiwan the giant timber bamboo ''Ryoku-chiku'' (''[[Bambusa]] oldhamii'') is harvested in spring or early summer, after slicing and boiling is also edible. This bamboo has a very acrid flavor and should be sliced thin and boiled in a large volume of water several times. ''Oldhamii'' is more widely know as a non-invasive landscaping bamboo.
[[Pickled]] bamboo, used as a [[condiment]], may also be made from the [[pith]] of the young shoots.
In [[Assam]], it is referred to as '''gaz''' and is part of the traditional cuisine of Assam.
In [[Nepal]], it is known as Tama (Nepali:तामा), and is famous dish since centuries. Popular cuisine is Potato, Tama, Bodi.
==External links ==
* [http://www.foodsdatabase.com/LinkedLabel.aspx?FoodId=20292 Nutrition facts]
[[Category:Bamboos]]
[[Category:Stem vegetables]]
[[Image:BambooShoot.JPG|right|thumb|Shoots at bamboo bush]]
'''Bamboo shoots''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]] simplified: [[wikt:竹|竹]][[wikt:笋|笋]]; traditional: [[wikt:竹|竹]][[wikt:筍|筍]]; [[pinyin]]: ''zhú sǔn'' or simply ''sǔn''), are the edible [[shoot]]s (new bamboo culms that come out of the ground) of [[bamboo]] species [[Bambusa|Bambusa vulgaris]] and [[Phyllostachys|Phyllostachys edulis]]. They are used in numerous [[Asian cuisine|Asian]] dishes and broths, and are available in supermarkets in various sliced forms, both fresh and canned version. Bamboo shoot tips are called ''zhú sǔn jiān'' ([[wikt:竹|竹]][[wikt:笋|笋]][[wikt:尖|尖]]) or simply ''sǔn jiān'' ([[wikt:笋|笋]][[wikt:尖|尖]]).
In [[Indonesia]] they are sliced thinly and then boiled with ''santan'' (thick [[coconut milk]]) and spices to make a dish named ''[[gulai rebung]]''. Other recipes using bamboo shoots are ''[[sayur lodeh]]'' (mixed vegetables in coconut milk) and ''lun pia'' (sometimes written ''[[lumpia]]'': fried wrapped bamboo shoots with vegetables). Note that the shoots of some species contain [[cyanide]] that need to be leached or boiled out before they can be eaten safely.
[[Image:Boldhamii_Shoots_Sliced.PNG|left|thumb|200px|Steamed ''Ryoku-chiku'' shoots]]
In certain parts of Japan, China and Taiwan the giant timber bamboo ''Ryoku-chiku'' (''[[Bambusa]] oldhamii'') is harvested in spring or early summer, after slicing and boiling is also edible. This bamboo has a very acrid flavor and should be sliced thin and boiled in a large volume of water several times. ''Oldhamii'' is more widely know as a non-invasive landscaping bamboo.
[[Pickled]] bamboo, used as a [[condiment]], may also be made from the [[pith]] of the young shoots.
In [[Assam]], it is referred to as '''gaz''' and is part of the traditional cuisine of Assam.
In [[Nepal]], it is known as Tama (Nepali:तामा), and is famous dish since centuries. Popular cuisine is Potato, Tama, Bodi.
==External links ==
* [http://www.foodsdatabase.com/LinkedLabel.aspx?FoodId=20292 Nutrition facts]
[[Category:Bamboos]]
[[Category:Stem vegetables]]
