Season to eat bamboo

[15 April 2011 Inzai, Chiba-ken]
Bamboos grow naturally all over Japan.



[15 April 2011 Inzai, Chiba-ken]
There are unmanned kiosks like this run by farmers.
They sell bamboo shoots in this season.



[23 April 2011 Inzai, Chiba-ken]
Bamboo shoots are cut, peeled, and boiled. 



[23 April 2011 Inzai, Chiba-ken]
An example of cookings using bamboo shoots.
Seasoned rice with pieces of bamboo shoots.



[23 April 2011 Inzai, Chiba-ken]
Another example. Very simple bamboo cooking.

In biodiversity-rich Japan, eating edible parts of wild plants that symbolize certain phases of changing seasons has become something that we cannot miss. By eating them we appreciate the happiness of living in the environment surrounded by rich nature.