There are no inedible bamboo shoots, but the diet is particular. Bamboo shoots should not be cooked with shrimp or eaten with mutton, otherwise food poisoning will occur. It is recommended that people with allergies should not eat them.

Bamboo shoots are the young shoots of Bambusoideae, Bambusa bambusa, Phyllostachys pubescens, etc., also known as bamboo sprout and bamboo bud. According to the analysis, raw bamboo shoots contain protein, amino acids, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C and other components.

Bamboo shoots are tender and edible within ten days, but they become bamboo after ten days. Among all kinds of bamboo shoots, bitter bamboo shoots taste particularly bitter, and some are not delicious.