There are many kinds of spring bamboo shoots, and the climate and environment of their producing areas are different, so there are great differences in quality and taste. Youxi belongs to Sanming City, Fujian Province, and is also the birthplace of Zhu, a famous educator in the Song Dynasty. This place is rich in forest resources, with moderate soil pH and high organic matter content, which is very suitable for the growth of bamboo shoots. Also known as "the hometown of green bamboo in China".
Local green bamboo shoots, mainly produced in summer and autumn, can be called treasures in bamboo shoots. Youxi green bamboo shoots come from green bamboo, the skin is yellowish or yellowish brown, the meat is milky white or yellowish, the shell is thin and the meat is thick, the bamboo shoots are tender, fragrant and sweet, which is very suitable for stewing soup and cooking. In addition to daily cooking, Youxi green bamboo shoots are also processed into sour bamboo shoots, raw bamboo shoots or canned green bamboo shoots, which are exported at home and abroad.
There are many kinds.
In 2009, Youxi green bamboo shoots officially became the symbolic product of chinese national geography. Deqing, which belongs to Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, has a warm and humid climate with four distinct seasons and abundant sunshine, which provides a very good natural environment for the growth of bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots in jujube orchard are also called "jujube swallow shoots" because they break through the ground every March when swallows fly in.
Deqing, Zhejiang Province is also the largest bamboo shoot producing area in the country. As a symbolic product of chinese national geography, bamboo shoots in Zaoyuan were listed as royal tribute as early as the Tang Dynasty, and the planting history was over 1300 years. The bamboo shoots in Deqing Early Garden are reddish brown in shell, thick in body, white and tender in meat, thin in shell and thick in meat, and tender and crisp to eat.