(Baonghean.vn) - Bamboo shoots are a very familiar ingredient for cooking, however, there is a unique dish made from bamboo shoots that few people have ever eaten and known about, which is bamboo shoots mixed with kitchen ash of the Khmu people in Ky Son.
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| These days, the Khmu people in the mountainous commune of Bao Thang, Ky Son invite each other to go into the forest to pick bamboo shoots to make a dish of bamboo shoots mixed with kitchen ash. Photo: Lu Phu |
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| This type of bamboo shoot has a sweet taste and brighter color than other types of bamboo shoots. It takes people half a day to pick the bamboo shoots.... Photo: Lu Phu |
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| The process of preparing this dish is also quite elaborate. Photo: Lu Phu |
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| After cleaning, people cut the bamboo shoots into small pieces, then soak them in water for 1 to 2 days, to give the bamboo shoots a sour taste and reduce the pungent taste, then mix them with wood ash. Photo: Lu Phu |
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| This is the most important step to create flavor for the dish, and is also an effective way to preserve bamboo shoots. The ash used to mix must be freshly burned black ash, still in the stove. Photo: Lu Phu |
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| After mixing with ash for 10 minutes, wash the bamboo shoots, crush them and cut them into small pieces. Photo: Lu Phu |
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| Ms. Xeo Thi Bun, Cha Ka 1 village, Bao Thang commune said: After being soaked in water and mixed with ash, bamboo shoots can be processed into many dishes, can be stir-fried with many different types of meat, can also be cooked into soup. In the photo is bamboo shoots stir-fried with beef. Photo: Lu Phu |
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| You can also cook soup with the ash of burnt lemongrass leaves. Photo: Lu Phu |
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| With the nomadic farming practices of the Khmu people in the past, food preservation and storage faced many difficulties. However, the people have known how to use smoking methods, drying meat on the kitchen raft or bamboo shoots mixed with kitchen ash to preserve food for a long time during the swidden production season. In the past, when food sources were scarce, bamboo shoots mixed with kitchen ash were the main food source to help the people overcome hunger and thirst during the lean season. Photo: Lu Phu |
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