Have you eaten dishes made from bamboo? Biryani, tea, chutney and pickles all become delicious from this grass

Today It is September 18th and on this day World Bamboo Day It is celebrated. Bamboo has been used for thousands of years. Everything about this tree is useful. It is also an excellent vegetable and medicine. Looking at the benefits of this tree, World Bamboo Day started being celebrated from 2009. Actually bamboo is a grass which is considered a tree in the Indian Forest Act 1927 and cutting it is a crime. But in 2017, it was amended and the bamboo that grows in non-forest areas was considered a grass instead of a tree.

Bamboo is the traditional food of the tribals
In north-eastern India, many delicious food items are made from bamboo shoots and shoots. Bamboo candy, pickles, chutney, juice, beer and vinegar are very popular among people. Bamboo food is a kind of traditional tribal food. Tribal people have been making dishes from bamboo shoots and twigs since a long time. Bamboo shoots are eaten by steaming, cooking or boiling them.

Bamboo dishes in North-East India
Food blogger Rohit Mavale It is said that in Assam a dish called Banhgajor Lagot Kukura is made from bamboo shoots. This is a non-veg dish made from chicken. People of Assam eat it with rice. In Nagaland, a tribe called Ao Naga makes Amrusu dish from bamboo shoots. Chicken is also used in this. In Sikkim, the Limbu community makes Misu pickle from bamboo shoots. Here Misu means bamboo. This pickle is also made by adding chilli and garlic.

Delicious dishes are made from bamboo shoots
Dishes are prepared from bamboo shoots in some places in South India too. In Coorg, Karnataka, a dish called Kalale is prepared from bamboo shoots. In this, curry is prepared from coconut, onion, garlic and mustard seeds. Kalale is eaten with roti. Bamboo biryani is prepared in Araku, Andhra Pradesh. It is prepared in both veg and non-veg form. It is served by putting it in a bamboo basket. In Konkan, Maharashtra, a slightly sweet, slightly sour dish called Kirla Sukke is prepared from bamboo. In this, curry is prepared from coconut, urad dal, jaggery, turmeric which is later mixed with boiled bamboo shoots.

Have you drunk bamboo tea?
You must have drunk green tea but you might not have heard about bamboo tea. Tea is also made from bamboo which looks exactly like green tea. Bamboo tea is prepared from dried bamboo leaves which comes under the category of herbal tea. This tea is rich in silica and antioxidants which strengthens the bones, prevents joint pain and also prevents wrinkles on the face. People who have respiratory problems should drink this tea. Girls who have irregular periods or have a lot of pain during periods also benefit from this tea.

Bamboo is a treasure of health
While bamboo protects the environment from getting polluted, eating it keeps the body healthy. Dietitian Satnam Kaur She says that bamboo has high fiber, low fat and minerals. Fresh bamboo shoots contain 88.8% water, 3.9% protein and 0.5% fat. It contains more amino acids than carrots, onions, cabbage and pumpkin. Eating bamboo keeps the digestive system healthy. It also reduces weight rapidly and also controls cholesterol.

Bamboo shoots should always be peeled and cooked (Image-Canva)

Do not eat in thyroid
A chemical called cyanide taxiphyllin is found in bamboo which is poisonous. However, it goes away after proper cooking, so it should never be eaten raw or undercooked. Before making a bamboo dish, its peel should be removed. Bamboo should not be eaten at all by those who have thyroid problems or any stomach related disease. People who have food allergies should eat it in small quantities first.

Bamboo is good luck and sometimes bad luck
Bamboo is considered good luck in Feng Shui. It shows growth. It is said that planting bamboo in the house leads to quick progress. But some people also associate bamboo with destruction. There is a Chinese saying that ‘when flowers bloom on bamboo, famine and epidemic will soon come.’ There is a story behind this. John Mitford Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer and Superintendent in Hong Kong Government Hospital, wrote a letter and ordered bamboo seeds from Macau. When those seeds reached him, the same saying was written on its envelope. He thought of trying this saying. After sowing the seeds, when the bamboo flowers bloomed in 1894, 1896 and 1896, plague spread in Hong Kong.

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