You can often find fresh bamboo shoots in Asian food stores, but they’re not easy to prepare as they’re protected by many layers of overlapping, brown husk covered in fine, sharp hairs.

with some species achieving a staggering 2.5 feet per day! The wood-like stems of the bamboo constantly push out luscious ...

Bamboo holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest-growing plant, and some species can shoot up to nearly 3 feet in just one day. Its rapid growth rate makes it a favorite for quick privacy ...

Removing the husk of the fresh bamboo shoot is much harder to describe than to do. Please don’t use canned bamboo shoot for this (or any) dish – it has an odd flavour, and the texture isn’t ...

Garden expert Jeff Wallitsch said some species of bamboo are more invasive than others ... Cut down one stalk of bamboo, multiple shoots can rise up in its place. The roots can grow several feet deep ...

A panda's daily diet consists almost entirely of the leaves, stems and shoots of various bamboo species. Bamboo contains very little nutritional value so pandas must eat 12-38kg every day to meet ...