How to Use bamboo shoots in a Sentence

bamboo shoots

plural noun
  • And sometimes, buying prepared bamboo shoots in a can is the easiest way to spruce up a dish.
    — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers warn that bamboo shoots should never be eaten uncooked.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The study centers around bamboo shoots — the edible new growth of bamboo plants that have long been eaten in East Asia.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • In it, bamboo shoots weave through branches of peonies and delicate blossoms while birds and butterflies drift overhead.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Everything is homemade, including their hot and sour soup that's worth the visit alone with its tender bamboo shoots, soft tofu, black mushrooms and egg in a spicy, sour broth.
    — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Spring rolls are typically made with a very thin wheat or rice paper wrapper stuffed with shredded carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, pork, tofu, and/or shrimp.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
  • These included speaking into the wind while facing in the direction of the city the two lived in together; or harvesting and boiling bamboo shoots to offer to their grave.
    — Sally Hayden, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.
    — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
  • Studies reported that bamboo shoots may improve metabolic health and blood sugar control, and its fiber content – cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin – could benefit bowel function.
    — New Atlas, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Seasonal kaiseki meals showcase Hakone’s bounty, from wild mushrooms and bamboo shoots foraged in the nearby mountains to delicate river fish and seafood caught fresh from Sagami Bay.
    — Kelsey Eisen, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Customers can also order the Dragon ramen bowl for $20 in a beef broth topped with chashu, corn, bean sprouts, green onions, bamboo shoots, a soft egg and seaweed with an optional $10 upgrade with a 9-ounce bone-in short rib.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Chef Annie Ng hosts this event that includes the Phoenix ramen bowl for $18 that features shoyo broth topped with seitan, corn, bean sprouts, green onions, bamboo shoots, a soft egg and seaweed, with an optional upgrade with king oyster and shiitake mushrooms for $5.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026

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