bamboo shoots [zhú sǔn] The young developing buds from the rhizome of bamboo are cut as soon as they emerge from the ground and are used as a vegetable. Bamboo shoots have been regarded as "dish treasures" in China since ancient times. Bamboo shoots are a traditional Chinese delicacy. They are fragrant and crispy and have a long history of consumption and cultivation. In the Book of Songs, there are poems such as "Add beans to make bamboo shoots and fish glutinous rice" and "Qi Lai Yi He, only bamboo shoots and cattails" indicate that people have been eating bamboo shoots for 2,500 to 3,000 years.
