How to cut dried bamboo shoots

Everyone must have eaten dried bamboo shoots. In fact, it is a kind of edible food grown from bamboo. It can be pickled, braising, and making soup, and its nutritional value is also very high. However, many people do not know how to cook it. The most important thing is how to cut it. Most people don’t understand it. So how should dried bamboo shoots be cut?

Dried bamboo shoots are made from bamboo shoots and are refined through multiple processes including shelling, root cutting and trimming, high-temperature steaming, soaking in clean water, manual slicing/pressing and shaping, natural airing/drying, shaping and packaging.

Dried bamboo shoots are bright yellow in color and tender in texture. They are rich in protein, cellulose, amino acids and other trace elements. They are low in fat, sugar and high in dietary fiber, which helps digestion and stimulates appetite. It can increase appetite, prevent constipation, cool down and eliminate toxins. It is a pure natural and healthy food that is very popular among consumers.

It can be divided into light dried bamboo shoots and salty dried bamboo shoots.

Lightly salted bamboo shoots mean that no salt is added during the production process, or only a very small amount of salt is added. The color of light dried bamboo shoots is flesh-colored, similar to the color of Tianhuang stone. Salted bamboo shoots are made by adding a certain amount of salt during the production process. Since most of the bamboo shoots are made by farmers, there is no uniform standard for the salt content. It is best to have a thin layer of fine salt on the surface of the bamboo shoots. In terms of taste, salted bamboo shoots have a better taste and are more suitable for making rich dishes with other ingredients.

The main difference between straight bamboo shoots, curved bamboo shoots and flat bamboo shoots is in the baking stage. Straight bamboo shoots are those that are spread out for drying, curved bamboo shoots are those that are rubbed and bent before drying, and flat bamboo shoots are those that are dried while being pressed with a wooden board. Dried bamboo shoots slices are mainly made of hairy bamboo shoots. Since hairy bamboo shoots are relatively thick, they must be sliced ​​before drying.

1. How to cut larger bamboo shoots: For larger bamboo shoots, usually cut them vertically in the middle, and then cut half of the bamboo shoots vertically into thin slices. The thickness of the slices is usually 2-3mm.

2. How to cut smaller winter bamboo shoots: For smaller winter bamboo shoots, usually the roots are cut horizontally and the tip is cut diagonally. This way the bamboo shoots will be bigger and look better when cooked.

3. How to cut medium-sized winter bamboo shoots: Medium-sized bamboo shoots can be cut horizontally or vertically.