Healthy Food Database

Bamboo Shoots

As the name suggests, the tender, spear-shaped young shoots from the base of the bamboo plant. Native to Asia and popular in Chinese cooking, edible bamboo shoots are classified into two broad categories - winter and spring shoots. Spring shoots are larger and tougher than winter shoots.

Category: Vegetable

In Season: all year

To Buy:

Found in Asian grocers, and some supermarkets. Usually bought canned, as fresh bamboo shoots are quite hard to obtain.

To Store:

Store canned bamboo shoots in the pantry until opened, when nused bamboo shoots should be stored in the refrigerator in a jar of water, remembering to change the water every day.

Tips & Tricks:

If using canned bamboo shoots, before use rinse them in hot water to get rid of any 'tinny' taste.

Cooking Tips:

Add to stir fries for a distinctly Asian flavour.

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Nutrition per 100 Grams:

Energy (kJ):

125

Protein (g):

2.6

Saturated Fat, g :

0.0

Vitamin C:

Potassium:

Salicylates:

Safe/negligible amount

Carbohydrates, g:

3.1

Fat (g):

0.3

Vitamin B1:

Calcium:

Amines:

Negligible

Glutamates:

n/a

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