1. The fluff on the winter bamboo shoots grows on the shell and cannot be eaten.

2. Peel off the older yellow skin on the outside. This part of the yellow skin is very hard and is not easy to chew when cooking. After peeling off a few layers, pinch the exposed white part of the skin with your nails. If you can pinch it, you can eat it.

3. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bamboo shoots are sweet, slightly cold and non-toxic. Medicinally, it has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, replenishing qi and harmonizing the stomach, treating thirst, diluting water channels, relieving diaphragm and refreshing stomach. Bamboo shoots also have the characteristics of low fat, low sugar and high fiber. Eating bamboo shoots can not only promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, remove food accumulation, prevent constipation, but also prevent colorectal cancer.