There are more than 80 varieties of bamboo shoots, of which Maozhu bamboo shoots, early bamboo shoots, red-feeding chicken shoots and so on are the most common bamboo shoots:

One, Maozhu bamboo shoots: Maozhu bamboo is China's largest area of cultivation, the highest economic value of the bamboo species, the Jiangnan in late March to the first half of May to harvest spring bamboo shoots, to the tip of the shoots just exposed to the surface of the soil dug up spring bamboo shoots with the best quality, the bamboo shoots exposed to the surface, bamboo shoots after the color of the shells become brownish-purple, surface The color of the shell becomes brownish-purple and the surface is densely covered with small brown prickly hairs.

Two, early bamboo shoots: early bamboo produced in Zhejiang and southern Jiangsu, bamboo culm more than 3 meters high, more than 3 centimeters thick, there are purple head red and reed head green two varieties. Purple head red from late February to late April bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot shells light purple, with brown spots and small patches, bamboo shoots 15 to 20 centimeters long, the base are about 3 centimeters thick, a single weight of about 0.1 kilograms.

Three, red feed chicken shoots: red feed chicken shoots, also known as red shoots, Zhejiang cultivation, bamboo culm height 5 ~ 5.3 meters, cross diameter of about 6 centimeters, bamboo shoots from mid-April to mid-May. Bamboo shoot shells brownish red, with black spots and small patches, the central about 1/3 green with purple, bamboo shoots about 33 cm long.

Four, pointed green bamboo shoots: pointed green bamboo shoots produced in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, bamboo bars 3.5 to 5.5 meters high, cross diameter 3 to 4 cm. Bamboo shoots from mid-April to mid-May, bamboo shoot shells greenish purple, with small brown spots and cloud-like patches, greenish purple, green on both sides.

Five, hemp bamboo shoots: hemp bamboo, also known as sweet bamboo, big leaf bamboo, etc., bamboo culm tufts, bamboo shoots from May to November, in July to August the most abundant. Bamboo shoot shells yellow-green, with dark purple hair. Bamboo shoots about 26 centimeters long, the base is about 13 centimeters thick, a single weight of 1 kilograms, large 3 to 4 kilograms, the meat is coarse, the main system of bamboo shoots and canned bamboo shoots.