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.

Please don’t use canned bamboo shoot for this (or any) dish – it has an odd flavour, and the texture isn’t nearly as good as the fresh vegetable. You can sometimes find frozen bamboo shoots ...

Peeled fresh bamboo shoots are often available in the frozen vegetable section of Asian supermarkets. Fresh peeled water chestnuts are often available in the fresh vegetable section of Asian ...