1, Winter bamboo shoots: Winter bamboo shoots are tender stems of Phyllostachys pubescens born underground in winter. They are shaped like boats with two tips, milky white flesh and thin and tender shells, and generally grow from the first year1February to the Spring Festival;

2, bamboo shoots: there are many aliases, for example, bamboo shoots, hairy bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots are seedlings of many kinds of bamboos, such as Phyllostachys pubescens, and the edible parts of bamboo baskets are removed. Mainly grown in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other provinces.

3. Spring bamboo shoots: Spring bamboo shoots are bamboo shoots of Nanzhu that have been pointed or completely unearthed on the soil surface since beginning of spring.

4. Hairy bamboo shoots: The bamboo shoots of this bamboo shoot are yellow-brown to brown-purple, densely covered with brown bristles and dark brown spots and patches. The bamboo shoots are larger than winter bamboo shoots, and the bamboo shoots are loosely wrapped with bamboo shoots, and the bamboo shoots are yellowish, which is generally used as the main ingredients of dishes. The bamboo shoot period is from mid-March to late April.

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Bamboo shoots have been regarded as "treasures in dishes" since ancient times in China. In terms of nutrition, many people used to think that although bamboo shoots are delicious, they have no nutrition, and some even think that "eating bamboo shoots takes three days to scrape oil". This understanding is inaccurate.

In fact, bamboo shoots are rich in nutrients such as protein, amino acids, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and vitamin C.

Chinese medicine believes that bamboo shoots are sweet, slightly cold and non-toxic. Medically, it has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, invigorating qi and regulating stomach, treating thirst, benefiting waterways, benefiting diaphragm and refreshing stomach.

Reference Baidu Encyclopedia-Bamboo Shoots