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Originally Posted by Justin Thyme
Anyone tried cooking bamboo shoots from the garden? My Phyllostachys
aureosulcata spectablis is throwing up some very juicy looking shoots at the
moment. Wondered if anyone could recommend at what stage they should best
be cropped and how to prepare them.
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According to the Plants For A Future (PFAF) database at
www.pfaf.org, P. aureosulcata shoots make good eating (given a 4 out of 5 score for edibility), having very little bitterness, even raw. You should cut them when they are 8cm above ground, make the cut 5cm below ground. Plainly, specific cultivars of a given species can vary considerably in their edibility.