"Baans" (बांस) é a palavra hindu para bambu - não parece ser uma para a parte aérea comestível. Em vez disso, há várias palavras usadas na culinária indiana para brotos de bambu, dependendo da região.
In Mizoram, they are called 'Mau Tuai/Raw Tuai'. In Manipur, the fresh bamboo shoots are called 'Uusoi' and the fermented bamboo shoots are known as "Soibum". In Nagaland they are called bas-tanga. In Assam, they are referred to as gaz and in Nepal as tama (Nepali: तामा). In western orissa region of India, people call it kardi and it is the most famous dish there. In Jharkhand, they are known as sandhna
Artigo da Wikipédia sobre Fotos de bambu .
Bamboo shoot tips are called salad or simply sunjian in Chinese and juk sun in Korean, mang in Vietnamese, take no ko in Japanese, gaz in Assam, tama in Nepal and kardi in western orissa. Bamboo shoots are eaten in Goa usually during the monsoon season and are commonly known as Kill. Bamboo shoots are used in preparing curries and pickle in the state of Jharkhand, India. In Western Orissa or the Kosal region of India, it is a common ingredient. Since this region is dominated by the tribal population, bamboo shoots (or “kardi” as it is known), is believed to have been in use for hundred of years. In this region, “kardi achar” (pickled bamboo shoots) and “kardi baja” (fried bamboo shoot strands) are also popular.
"Bamboo Shoots" - por Sanjay Summa no site Vah Reh Vah.
Keerl (bamboo shoots) is something you will either love or hate.
"Keerl Ani Moog Sukho" - por Shireen Sequeira em seu blog Ruchik Randhap, dedicado à culinária de Mangalore.
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