The winter bamboo shoots from Jiushi Village in Tianmu Mountain, Lin'an, Zhejiang are delicious.

Although winter bamboo shoots are good, they are very interesting. Depending on the place of origin, the difference will be very large. Even if they are winter bamboo shoots, no matter how fragrant and delicious they are grown in the city, they are not as good as those grown in the mountains. Only if it is grown in the mountains, the meat will be firm, crispy and tender, making it an unforgettable taste. Even though they are grown in the mountains and wild fields, the quality of bamboo shoots is also divided into several grades. Among them, the bamboo shoots from Jiushi Village in Tianmu Mountain, Lin'an, Zhejiang Province, are the best. Even "A Bite of China" has visited here to find out more about it.

The winter bamboo shoots here have thin and tight meat, light astringency and strong bamboo shoot fragrance. In other areas, you can only get about 1-2 taels per half a catty, but it is at least 2-3 taels, or even more, and the bamboo shoot rate is also very high. At the same price, the food is fresh and satisfying! And the reason why it is so good, in the final analysis, cannot be separated from this land.

Due to the geological structure, it is covered with a thick layer of humus-yellow soil, more than 1 meter deep, which is acidic and difficult to find in other places. The thicker the yellow mud, the fatter and crispier the bamboo shoots are, so they don’t taste like this when they come out of this mountain. The two ends are small, the middle is large, and the golden bamboo shoot shell is shiny. The scale-like bamboo shoots tightly wrap the core of the bamboo shoots. After peeling off the shell, the bamboo shoot tips are tender, the bamboo shoots coat is thin, and the bamboo shoot slices are sweet and meaty. You can feel the freshness and tenderness through the screen!

But it is not easy to get this delicious taste. Winter bamboo shoots grow naturally without much intervention from people. In addition, there are few people going up the mountain in winter, so there are many weeds on the mountain. Winter bamboo shoots are difficult to dig and find. Finding them depends on the villagers' years of digging bamboo shoots.

First look at the color of the bamboo forest. The dark green and lush bamboo forest is the New Year bamboo forest. Only such bamboo forest has winter bamboo shoots. Look at the direction of the bamboo whip again. Winter bamboo shoots can usually be found at both ends of the bamboo whip.

The yield of winter bamboo shoots is small (compared with spring bamboo shoots, about 6:1). Sometimes, even if you dig for a day, you will not get much. The selling price may not be worth the labor costs. But the villagers couldn't bear to miss this delicious food. They know that if they miss the opportunity and the winter bamboo shoots continue to grow, they will have to wait another year.