Bamboo shoots are the young shoots of bamboo, also called bamboo shoots. Bamboo is a perennial evergreen grass plant, and its edible parts are young, tender, short and strong buds or whips. Bamboo is native to China and has many types, strong adaptability and wide distribution. It has been regarded as a "treasure in cuisine" in China since ancient times

The bamboo shoots we eat every day are fresh and sweet, sweet and fragrant, soft and delicious. This kind of food is loved by most people. But a "traitor" appeared.

It is the rarely famous "bitter bamboo shoots"

Bitter bamboo shoots are best grown in Guangdong, especially in eastern Guangdong and northern Guangdong. Although the taste is extremely sweet and bitter, people like to eat bitter bamboo shoots. However, the number of bamboo shoots is not low. Because they are difficult to preserve and have a short consumption period, the moment they are dug out, they need to be shelled and soaked in water immediately, and covered with a layer of plastic film on the water. Otherwise, the taste will be greatly reduced after oxidation.

(The "temper" of this kind of bitter bamboo shoots is very great. The best-tasting field can only be planted in that field. After a field ridge, the taste can only be considered to be average or inferior)

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Because there are very few edible parts and it is difficult to preserve, the price naturally remains high (the general price can reach 30 yuan/jin). The growth of top-grade bitter bamboo shoots is different from before the Qingming Festival to the bitter bamboo shoots after the Qingming Festival. It can only be called top-quality. Picky eaters will buy a large pot of bitter bamboo shoots early and cook them as early as possible. The taste will improve to a higher level every time they are heated. Although the bitter bamboo shoots are bitter, they are cooked together with the pickles unique to Guangdong. By cooking, most of the bitterness will be lost, and all of it will be absorbed by the pickles into a delicious soup. Add the finishing touch of skin-on pork belly, and slowly simmer over low heat, the mutual fusion will reach its peak, and the taste will reach its peak.

(The posing is a bit pretentious)

When I was a child, I found the bitter bamboo shoots made at home unpalatable. I would not eat them even once, and my mother would teach me to cherish them. food. Now that I have grown up, I still have a lot of emotions when I think of my childhood experiences.

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