Why do fresh bamboo shoots taste bitter?

There are two kinds of bamboo shoots, one is called sweet bamboo shoots and the other is bitter bamboo shoots. So you stewed beef with fresh bamboo shoots. With bitterness, you bought bitter bamboo shoots. Sweet bamboo shoots also have bitter taste, but they are very light. Bamboo shoots are cold food with astringency, so they are bitter.

According to Compendium of Materia Medica, "Bitter bamboo shoots taste bitter, sweet and cold". The reason why fresh bamboo shoots are bitter is because of the chemical components contained in bamboo shoots, but even so, bamboo shoots still have very high nutritional value.

Extended data:

Bitter bamboo shoots are mostly produced in subtropical monsoon climate zone. Bitter bamboo shoots are common in northern Guangdong, eastern Fujian and Yibin, Sichuan. The general season starts from 65438+ 10 every year and lasts until around April, which is mainly influenced by weather and climate.

In northern Guangdong, Lutian, Conghua, is the main producing area, and the Spring Festival is the earliest season every year, and more than a kilo can be sold to 20 yuan. Bitter bamboo shoots are delicious.

Bitter bamboo shoots are bitter and sweet, cool but not cold, and have the effects of losing weight, strengthening the stomach and promoting digestion. People usually use bitter bamboo shoots, ribs and pickles to make bitter bamboo shoots pots, which are delicious and memorable.

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