Bamboo shoots are a good ingredient in Chinese food. In Su Dongpo's poem, it is also said that "it is better to live without bamboo than to eat without meat." No meat makes people thin, no bamboo makes people vulgar. Whether it's thin or not, just bamboo shoots and pork. It can be seen that bamboo shoots are delicious in the eyes of some literati, and they have found many excuses to solve their problems. This is of course partly because no one can refuse delicious bamboo shoots.

In the eyes of many foreigners, bamboo is completely inedible food. Many times, when foreigners know that we eat bamboo shoots, they will be amazed and say, "Can bamboo be eaten?" In fact, foreigners do not know how to eat bamboo shoots. Don't forget that some foreigners don't even let go of snails.

On the American version of Zhihu, foreigners asked: Why are bamboo shoots so popular in Chinese food? Why are bamboo shoots so popular in China cuisine, but not in other places? Let's take a look at the bright eyes of those foreigners.

A foreigner said, "I have never eaten bamboo, but I know that eating bamboo shoots is the best way to get rid of bamboo." This is a well-known thing. Bamboo is a harmful weed. Its spread and growth will quickly kill biodiversity. Eating it before it has a chance to grow is killing two birds with one stone. " Does it remind us that the proliferation of animals abroad makes foreigners at a loss?

Ironically, when foreigners asked "why bamboo shoots are so popular in Chinese food", Japanese netizens quit. He said, "Obviously you don't know Japanese food. Bamboo shoots are also very popular ingredients. Let me tell you what I mean. " The Japanese netizen shared photos of bamboo shoots in Japanese cuisine and some dishes: bamboo shoot rice, bamboo shoot miso soup, braised bamboo shoots and laver. Finally, the Japanese netizen said: "Bamboo shoots are particularly popular spring ingredients in Japanese cuisine."

A foreigner said, "I only know that pandas eat bamboo." I didn't expect bamboo to be a dish in Chinese food. It must be delicious and precious. " But I doubt it can be chewed. Americans are never like this. "

Some foreigners said, "I'm not surprised at what they are eating now. I once drank their tea made of bamboo leaves. In fact, there are many unexpected things that will be put on the table. You may upset your dining table. They eat pigeons and owls. If there are penguins, they will eat them. "

As for why we eat bamboo shoots, some foreigners say that "food is often decided according to their growth or accessibility." For example, in the tropics, they eat mangoes, which is a general trend. For example, durian is eaten a lot in some places in Thailand, and I don't know where to find it. This part explains why bamboo shoots are more popular in China than in other places. Bamboo shoots are relatively easier to find and cheaper, and China people are more likely to get them. "

From the foreigner's answer, we need to know a question, does bamboo grow in Europe and America? There is no bamboo in Europe. Although it is cultivated now, primitive bamboo forests are mainly distributed in Asia, America and Africa.

A foreigner said, "I have eaten some bamboo shoots and stir-fried dishes. I won't dislike it. On the contrary, I will accept it. It's okay to eat bamboo shoots, because you can eat them. And Chinese food may taste better, so we don't need to wonder why they eat bamboo shoots. If you take a cautious attitude, you will never eat some bad food when you eat Chinese food. "

A foreigner said, "You want to know if bamboo shoots are delicious, the best way is to eat them, but do you have a recipe for eating bamboo shoots?" You can look at Chinese food recipes for inspiration. This is how they eat bamboo shoots. Isn't it delicious? But only if you have a wok. "Image source network.