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    Dried Bamboo Shoot

    A Brief Background

For hundreds of years, bamboo shoot, the underground sprout of bamboo has been one of the widely consumed vegetables in Asia. This has been changing because of the popularity of East cuisine throughout the Westerns' life, and we will help this by introducing Brazilian's bamboo shoots to the world.

Of the total 1,100 species and 65 genera of woody bamboos known in the world (Judziewicz et al. 1999), Latin America has 39% of the species and 31% of the genera. Brazil has the greatest bamboo diversity (137 species) followed by Colombia (70), Venezuela (60), Ecuador (42) Costa Rica (39), Mexico (37) and Peru (37).

Some Health Benefits

There are many benefits in its nutrients, but it is known that bamboo shoot can significantly decrease serum total and LDL cholesterol in the rat. Total liver lipids, including liver cholesterol and triglycerides, are also significantly decreased. (Food Tech, 1997, Abs 69D-3)

The Washington State Extension Service has prepared a brochure about bamboo shoots (you will need Acrobat Reader to view the file) with nutrition, preparation and storage information.

Cooking Suggestion

There many ways to cook the dried bamboo shoots, but stewing with chicken, or pork, or beef by adding soy sauce and garlic is one of the most popular dish. Simple and healthy!

Storage Time

They are individually vacuum packed so you can away for years, but you will find out that they will go pretty fast. They are delicious!

Pricing (plus shipping & handling charge)

  Wholesalers and distributors are welcomed!

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