A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Fermented bamboo-shoot pieces or shreds, pale yellow and crisp.
In the kitchen
A sour vegetable component of luosifen and laoyou noodles.
Outer husks are removed before the shoots are cut and fermented. Tender tips and fibrous bases differ in texture; these are preserved shoots rather than fresh bamboo.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有酸笋吗？
Does this dish contain Sour bamboo shoots?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
