in preference to pre-sliced. Some Asian shops may also sell vacuum-packed shoots as well as pickled, salted and dried shoots. Fresh bamboo shoots contain toxins that are destroyed by cooking ...

Trim off the stem end of the bamboo shoot so it can stand upright on the cutting board. Cut the shoot lengthways into slices about 3mm (⅛in) thick, then cut these into batons about 4cm (1½in ...