Bamboo Shoot: healthy vegetarian Japanese dish
Ingridients:
Thinly sliced boiled fresh bamboo shoot 筍
Japanese rice 白米
soup stock(dried bonito fish 鰹節)
sea weed 昆布 soup stock for vegan
sake rice wine 日本酒
salt 塩
a little bit of soy sauce 醤油
Japanese pepper leaves 山椒
Bamboo shoots are consumed in many Asian countries. There are various kinds of bamboo shoots. They are harvested in April and May in Japan. Usually, Japanese shoots have very bitter acrid taste and hard texture.
孟宗竹 Phyllostachys edulis
Bamboo shoots have no cholesterol.
Contains good amount of potassium which helps reduce high blood pressure
High in dietary fiber
Low calorie
