1. Winter bamboo shoots produced in the cold winter.

2. It is called the king of vegetables". Spring bamboo shoots can be dug after the first day of spring.

3.The bamboo shoots that appear in summer and fall at the tip of the bamboo whip.

4, the largest cultivated area in China and the highest economic value of woolly bamboo shoots.

5, produced in Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu, bamboo culm more than 3 meters high, more than 3 cm thick early bamboo shoots.

6, also known as red bamboo shoots, cultivated in Zhejiang, bamboo culm height of 5 ~ 5.3 meters, cross diameter of about 6 cm red feeding chicken shoots.

7, produced in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, bamboo culm height 3.5 to 5.5 meters, horizontal diameter of 3 to 4 centimeters of pointed green shoots.

8, also known as sweet bamboo, large-leafed Wuzhu, etc., bamboo culm tufts, 20 to 23 meters high, cross-sectional diameter of 10 to 20 centimeters, shoots from May to November, in July to August the most prevalent hemp bamboo shoots.

Fresh bamboo shoots with high water content, the water content of the spring bamboo shoots 90%, 85% of the winter bamboo shoots, is a tender food, intolerant of storage and long-distance transportation. As a vegetable, has always been loved by the people, its flavor is fragrant and fresh, and is regarded as a treasure in the dish. Bamboo shoots can not be eaten raw, cooking alone has a bitter, astringent flavor, bad taste, but the bamboo shoots and meat stir-fried with the flavor is particularly delicious. Bamboo shoots can do soup, can also be cooked, can make many delicious dishes. Such as bamboo shoots crucian carp soup, bamboo shoots roast pork, bamboo shoots boiled congee, and now also bamboo shoots made into dried bamboo shoots, yucca slices and canned food.

Spring bamboo shoots should be tender, yellow or white best; hairy bamboo shoots to neat color white, tender for the best; line side bamboo shoots to the quality of tender, color tender for the best; winter bamboo shoots to the yellow in the slightly white for the best. Don't be fooled by some of the white and chubby bamboo shoots that look delightful, too "sturdy" bamboo shoots may not taste so tender. Bamboo shoots are fresh vegetables, the fresher and more tender, the more valuable. If you can't eat them immediately, buy bamboo shoots and apply some salt to the cut surface before putting them in the refrigerator.