This says Bamboo is edible raw--where can we get some?

[Guest guest]

http://www.stonepylon.com/garden/tropedib.htm

 

Bamboo (Bambusa spp.) -- A tall, woody grass with segmented stalks. Find one

that is not too invasive. Young shoots of almost all species are edible

cooked or raw. Any bitter taste is removed by boiling. To prepare, remove the

tough protective sheath, which is covered with red or brownish hairs. If the

plant flowers, it will produce seeds, which can be boiled like rice or

pulverized, mixed with water and made into cakes. Bamboo is also useful as

building

material, containers, cooking utensils and poles for plant supports. ECHO lists

many useful varieties on their website as being available at their nursery.

 

Judy Pokras

editor/founder/designer

Raw Foods News

http://www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com

An online newsmagazine founded in March 2001 as rawfoodsnews.com featuring

authoritative info, breaking news, and fun interactive features on the raw vegan

lifestyle. * Rated Number 1 in the Webseed Directory's most interesting sites

list, based on how many articles a person looks at in any one visit. *

Recommended by Writer's Digest, EnergyTimes, The Vegan Guide to NYC, the

Japanese

magazine Engine, breathing.com, and the national radio program Carolyn Craft's

Inner Wisdom.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Judy,

 

I'll bet that it can be found at the asian markets.

I'll look for it the next time I go for coconuts and

durian.

 

Rufus

 

 

--- vegwriter wrote:

> http://www.stonepylon.com/garden/tropedib.htm

>

> Bamboo (Bambusa spp.) -- A tall, woody grass with

> segmented stalks. Find one

> that is not too invasive. Young shoots of almost

> all species are edible

> cooked or raw. Any bitter taste is removed by

> boiling. To prepare, remove the

> tough protective sheath, which is covered with red

> or brownish hairs. If the

> plant flowers, it will produce seeds, which can be

> boiled like rice or

> pulverized, mixed with water and made into cakes.

> Bamboo is also useful as building

> material, containers, cooking utensils and poles for

> plant supports. ECHO lists

> many useful varieties on their website as being

> available at their nursery.

>

> Judy Pokras

> editor/founder/designer

> Raw Foods News

> http://www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com

> An online newsmagazine founded in March 2001 as

> rawfoodsnews.com featuring

> authoritative info, breaking news, and fun

> interactive features on the raw vegan

> lifestyle. * Rated Number 1 in the Webseed

> Directory's most interesting sites

> list, based on how many articles a person looks at

> in any one visit. *

> Recommended by Writer's Digest, EnergyTimes, The

> Vegan Guide to NYC, the Japanese

> magazine Engine, breathing.com, and the national

> radio program Carolyn Craft's

> Inner Wisdom.

>

>

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>

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