Bamboo shoots of Phyllostachys pubescens are bitter. Bamboo shoots are yellow-green, with soft branches and smooth stems. Bamboo shoots taste a little bitter and can be made into many delicious dishes. There are mainly different foods such as fried bamboo shoots with meat, cold bamboo shoots, fried bamboo shoots with bacon, barbecued bamboo shoots, fried bamboo shoots with ham, chicken soup with bamboo shoots and chopped green onion bamboo shoots. Shred bamboo shoots and blanch them. Put them in a pot and soak them in water once a day. It doesn't taste bitter.