What bamboo shoots are eaten in August and September?
Although all bamboos produce bamboo shoots, not all bamboo shoots are edible. Generally, edible bamboo shoots are bamboo shoots of Phyllostachys pubescens (also called Meng Zongzhu, Phyllostachys pubescens, Phyllostachys pubescens and Phyllostachys pubescens), Phyllostachys pubescens, Dendrocalamus latiflorus and green bamboo. Among them, the bamboo shoots of green bamboo are the most famous, commonly known as horseshoe bamboo shoots. In early spring, people in Jiangnan generally eat bamboo shoots of early bamboo, commonly known as chicken shoots, which are very fresh and tender.