Bamboo shoots are tender shoots that first grow from the soil, with a delicious taste that can be used for cooking. Bamboo is a qualitative plant, and its edible parts consist of young, tender, and short shoots or whips.

The main excellent bamboo species for shoot use in China are Phyllostachys pubescens and Phyllostachys praecox in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and Dendrocalamus latiflorus and Phyllostachys viridis in the Pearl River basin, Fujian, Taiwan and other places. The underground stems of scattered bamboo species such as bamboo and early bamboo penetrate deeper into the soil, and the bamboo whip and shoot buds are protected by the soil layer. They are not easily affected by freezing damage in winter, and the shoot emergence period is mainly in spring. The underground stems of clustered bamboo species such as Mazhu and Green Bamboo are shallow in the soil, and the shoot buds often protrude from the soil surface. They are susceptible to freezing damage in winter, and the shoot emergence period is mainly in summer and autumn. Bamboo is native to tropical and subtropical regions, preferring warmth and being sensitive to cold. It is mainly distributed in areas with an annual rainfall of 1000-2000mm. The optimal temperature for the growth of bamboo is an annual average of 16-17 ℃, with an average of below 30 ℃ in summer and around 4 ℃ in winter. Bamboo and green bamboo require an annual average temperature of 18-20 ℃, with an average temperature of over 10 ℃ in January. Therefore, bamboo forests are abundant in the south of China, while bamboo forests are scarce in the north. Bamboo requires a deep soil layer, loose, fertile, moist, well drained, and well ventilated soil, with a suitable pH value of 4.5-7.

Bamboo shoots are the young shoots of bamboo. As the name suggests, "spring bamboo shoots" emerge from the soil in spring; The harvest in summer and autumn is called "summer bamboo shoots"; The winter bamboo shoots that are stored in the soil are called 'winter bamboo shoots'. Just the bamboo shoots we can eat include Mao bamboo shoots, light bamboo shoots, Ma bamboo shoots, Ci bamboo shoots... there are at least 80 kinds. Bamboo shoots are processed again and then shaken into dried bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot clothes, bamboo shoot shreds, pickled bamboo shoots, pickled bamboo shoots, dried bamboo shoots... It's truly a thriving "bamboo shoot".