Vegetables · canned
Bamboo shoots
Also called canned bamboo shoots, sliced bamboo shoots, takenoko, no mai
Cooked young bamboo shoots sold canned or vacuum-packed in water; crisp, mild and slightly sweet, used in stir-fries, curries, hot-and-sour soup and dumpling fillings.
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodBaby corn
Sweeter, corn-flavoured.
- T2 · GoodLotus root
Crisp and starchy; slice thin.
- T2 · GoodWater chestnuts
Sweeter and rounder.
- T3 · In a pinchKohlrabi
Crunchy but mildly cabbagey.
- T3 · In a pinchPickled bamboo shoots
Sour and funky; rinse well.
Cook with Bamboo shoots
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