Longmen Bamboo Shoots

Longmen Bamboo Shoots

　　 Longmen is a mountainous area in the northeast of Huizhou, known for its abundant moso bamboo. Bamboo shoots are a specialty of this moso bamboo production region. During the harvest season, bamboo farmers dig up the shoots from the bamboo forests, select the ones suitable for processing, and then prepare them. The dried bamboo shoots produced in Longmen are golden in color, sweet, tender, and smooth. When used as an ingredient with various meats, they enhance the flavor remarkably. Nowadays, the processed Longmen bamboo shoots are extremely convenient for tourists to carry and store. The bamboo shoots from Longmen are especially renowned for those produced around the Xixi River area.