My family has always been very keen on buying seasonal ingredients.
Dishes such as shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, leeks and other dishes that are widely eaten by everyone are always hoarded at home when the season comes.
There are two biggest features of this: one is to rush to eat seasonal dishes like the New Year, because everyone feels that seasonal dishes give full play to the best taste; The second is to use meat as a supporting role, and let seasonal vegetables occupy an absolutely dominant position, which is also in line with the choice of more families to take light as the mainstream of their diet.
However, this habit has reached a bottleneck during the spring bamboo shoot season, and my family is not really very interested in buying and selling spring bamboo shoots - this is because my mother has certain dietary taboos, and she will not try to buy what she does not want to eat in her daily life, and the result is that when the season comes, the spring bamboo shoots can only wait quietly for the expiration date to be discarded.
Spring bamboo shoots and mom.
However, this situation has changed rapidly with the arrival of the Qingming Festival, on the one hand, because there is a very close date relationship between spring bamboo shoots and the Qingming Festival, and on the other hand, because the fresh ingredients in the mainland have gradually realized online shopping, most people choose to buy wreaths and bouquets online when they sweep the tombs on the Qingming Festival, and my family has attached an online shopping Yangchun ingredients on this basis, and the torch in the order has become a "knife and reed".
"My mother is like this, she knows that she can't eat this bamboo basket, but she can't help but find a time to order a bamboo basket by herself to see how she feels, and finally returns in vain."
During the holidays, my younger brothers and I often chatted on the phone, and such topics became the talk of our three siblings after dinner.
In the summer, the bamboo shoots are already ripe, and we decided to re-examine the place of this seasonal delicacy in the family.
"Is the bamboo reed a taboo in our family?"
The eldest son, Datou, was the first to ask.
As an older brother, the big head is the one who has the most say in this matter.
"I'll give you your family's views first, and then you can make a separate summary."
The big head suggested, so my second brother and I agreed to the eldest brother's proposal.
The first is Datou himself, who, together with his wife, has formed a new small family and has also formed new characteristics in terms of eating habits.
The big head said: "Spring bamboo shoots are not taboo for me and my new daughter-in-law."
Although the daughter-in-law's mother-in-law will have such and such small taboos when she comes down, but fortunately, these small taboos are not serious, and they can basically be compatible with each other..."
"OKOK, you can continue what you eat, I'll go and call my brother to dinner!"
I can't listen to anyone else's food anymore after listening to my own food.
However, the second brother Mingming, who has no independent dinner plan, is not far behind: "I think it is better to eat as little as possible on the bamboo basket."
After all, this kind of thing seems to have a high allergy rate, plus a lot of fiber, in fact, the digestive performance is still quite ...
"I understand, I know, what do you two think about the bamboo basket."
When buying bamboo shoots, pick thick or long?
In the end, I was left with my comment, my mother is a person who cares about the truth and is not real, and she usually doesn't deliberately care about those fancy things, so the bamboo basket, which is not easy to be found and taboo, has not escaped the taboo ability of her parents.
"But the bamboo raft can't be said to be unpalatable, right?"
The mother exclaimed, "It tastes good, but I think it's a little weird..."
Actually, what my mother really couldn't accept about the bamboo basket was that kind
The feeling of "eating as if you will get stuck in your throat".
If it weren't for the suspense, I would have doubted whether my second sister felt that the bamboo basket seemed to be allergic to it, and whether she had adapted the original sentence intentionally or unintentionally.
To sum up, parents who rarely eat spring bamboo shoots have made this summary:
The eldest son and daughter-in-law thought the bamboo raft could be eaten;
The second youngest son advocated eating less bamboo rafts;
The younger daughter thinks that the bamboo raft cannot be eaten;
The family's attitude towards the bamboo raft is: eating less is not conducive to digestion, and it is okay to eat it, but it is best to chop it into small pieces to prevent it from getting stuck in the throat.
Everyone thinks that spring bamboo shoots can't be considered taboo, but for some reasons they don't want to enjoy it all the time.
However, this does not affect the taste enjoyment brought by spring bamboo shoots during the Qingming Festival.
Before the topic ended, I also thought about various ways to choose spring bamboo shoots, so as not to choose the wrong person in need.
When choosing spring bamboo shoots, you can consider several aspects such as color, appearance, and shelf life, and the whiter the spring bamboo shoots, the more tender they are.
White shoots generally taste better, while yellow or pink shoots may taste worse.
In terms of appearance, you can observe the spring bamboo shoots and directly judge the advantages and disadvantages:
It is best to choose chubby spring shoots, they are generally of higher quality, compared to long and slender spring shoots, slightly shorter, thicker diameter is better, and the length is better controlled within 30 cm, so the freshness is also stronger.
In addition, you should check the expiration date before buying, and if the best before date is not far away, it is better to find something fresher.
Blanching method of bamboo shoots.
After talking about the method of selecting bamboo shoots, I would like to add a suggestion for blanching at the end.
Adding salt and white vinegar to the pot when blanching can reduce the problem of blackening after blanching and improve the quality of the finished dish;
At the same time, it can also increase the original taste of bamboo raft food, making it more delicious!
Let's introduce the differences and effects of different types of bamboo rafts:
1. Sweet reed
Sweet reed is a variety of bamboo reed with a sweet and tender taste, which is suitable for cooking in a variety of ways such as stewing, stir-frying, or cold dressing. It can often be enjoyed as a delicious side dish, with a main dish, or as a side dish. Rich in fibre and vitamins, Sweet Basket is a nutritious ingredient that helps improve gastrointestinal health.
2. Thunder bamboo shoots
Thunder bamboo shoots are bamboo rafts grown from the thunder bamboo plant, which are usually long and hard. Because it is coarse, it is generally used to make soup or stew, so it is easier to make the lever better flavor. Thunder bamboo shoots have a high fiber content, which has certain benefits for promoting intestinal health.
They are usually used to make some bases or stews for Sichuan hot pot to add flavor to the hot pot and are also an appetizer for rice.
3. Horseshoe shoots
Horseshoe bamboo shoots are special varieties of bamboo rafts grown under certain conditions, and their appearance is similar to that of horseshoe. But it's not really a horseshoe, it's a soft stem in the shape of a horseshoe. Water chestnut bamboo shoots are a very tender and delicious food, which can be used as a stir-fried or soup, with a very good taste and umami flavor.
4. Water bamboo
Bamboo is an aquatic plant, and the fresh young stems it grows are called bamboo, which usually grows in rivers and lakes and other waters. Because of the abundance of nutrients in the water, this plant has a very tender taste and is known for its tenderness and deliciousness, and can be used in a variety of cooking methods such as cold salads and stir-fried dishes.
5. Moso bamboo shoots
Moso bamboo is a special type of moso bamboo that grows, you can see the hairy surface, and some soft leaves around the moso bamboo, which are part of its sprouts, but in fact there is nothing else special, so the taste is boring, and it is not recommended to eat, but this is not despite this, it is also necessary for us to get to know it.
Therefore, choosing bamboo baskets only helps us eat fresher and more delicious food, but if we encounter bamboo, it seems that we still have to avoid it so that Cai can step into the pit and be more and more careful~
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