Dried Bamboo Shoots from Jiuhua Mountain

Dried Bamboo Shoots from Jiuhua Mountain

　　Dried bamboo shoots from Jiuhua Mountain are a specialty of Jiuhua Mountain in Chizhou City, Anhui Province. These dried bamboo shoots are processed using traditional folk methods, which involve husking, washing, boiling, and naturally sun-drying before being packaged in food bags.

　　Jiuhua Mountain is abundant in both moso bamboo and yuan bamboo. During winter and spring, bamboo shoots sprout from the ground. Local mountain farmers harvest some of the shoots that are less likely to grow into mature bamboo and process them into dried bamboo shoots, bamboo shoot tips, bamboo shoot skins, or bamboo shoot slices. The bamboo shoots have a delicious taste and have long been a renowned local specialty of Jiuhua Mountain. Nowadays, shops throughout Jiuhua Street offer a wide variety and large quantity of bamboo shoot products for tourists, which are extremely popular.