Where can one find recipes for cooking with bamboo?
Bamboo is commonly used in Asian cuisine. To find recipes for the use of bamboo in cooking, look through Chinese cuisine cookbooks and websites. Many vegetarian-friendly or vegetable-centric styles of cooking will also utilize tender bamboo shoots, or culms, in their cooking.
Some popular examples of bamboo shoots in cooking include Chinese stir-fry, Thai coconut milk curries, egg rolls and dumplings.
Bamboo shoots can be found at Asian or gourmet markets fresh, canned or pickled.
There are two main uses of bamboo in Asian cuisine. First, the hollow bamboo culms can be used as a container to prepare various dishes, imparting a subtle aroma to the food (don’t try this at home without competent supervision). Secondly, edible shoots are widely used as a vegetable accompaniment to meat or fish dishes. In addition, sliced bamboo shoots are often served as appetizers, as an ingredient in salads or added to soups. Recipes in this section should appeal to both the culinarily challenged and the gourmets. For starters, click on the links below for preparation and recipes: http://thestar.com.my/kuali/recipes/bamboo.html http://agsyst.wsu.edu/bamboorecipes.htm http://www.nepalhomepage.com/society/recipes/v-bambooshoot.html http://www.wholehealthmd.com/print/view/1,1560, FO_233,00.html http://www.midatlanticbamboo.com/RecipePages/index.htm The world’s first cookbook with recipes featuring bamboo shoots has been published by INBAR, together with Corporate Media Services, Sing
