To reduce the amount of taxiphyllin, the shoots must be boiled or soaked and dried prior to consumption (18). Bamboo shoots are also considered goitrogenic, meaning that they may affect your ...

There are three main types of bamboo used for culinary purposes: fresh bamboo, pickled bamboo and dried bamboo shoots. For the Tet soup, dried bamboo shoots, which are harvested in late spring and ...

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, so be sure to blanch or boil them ...

"Bamboo is different as it is essentially dried and used as is, requiring the least amount of processing and therefore appearing in architecture much as it would appear if you come across a ...

It uses natural dyes, which are all Oeko-Tex standard 100 certified. As bamboo bedding is best dried on the line, it cuts out unnecessary energy used in tumble drying, and these sheets only need ...

Discover the fascinating process of crafting eco-friendly bamboo cutting boards from scratch in this immersive workshop tour. The journey begins by cutting bamboo into precise segments, followed by ...

To savor a bowl of dried squid bamboo shoot soup in the 500-year-old Bat Trang Village of Hanoi, visitors are required to make a reservation priced at VND400,000 (US$17) per person. Situated just 15 ...

The burning of withered bamboo groves in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) by the forest department has drawn the ire of environmental organisations. The forest department has of late been trying ...