Eating in China
Short plump winter bamboo shoots, including one with layered husk and one peeled to show pale flesh.

Winter bamboo shoots

冬笋Dōngsǔn

Winter bamboo shoots sliced for hui nanbei.

Type
Vegetables

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Short, plump shoots with tightly layered yellow-brown husks and pale ivory flesh inside. The tip narrows to a point; peeled shoots show closely spaced segments.

In the kitchen

Sliced for hui nanbei.

Winter shoots used in hui nanbei.

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这道菜里有冬笋吗?

Does this dish contain Winter bamboo shoots?

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