Vegetables
Oldham Bamboo Shoot
Bambusa oldhamii
Horn-shaped summer bamboo shoots — sweet, crisp and the classic choice for chilled bamboo shoot salad.
- Variety Oldham bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii)
- Origin district Bali, Wugu & Sanxia (New Taipei); Taipei; Chiayi; Tainan
- HS code 0709.99
Product data sheet
Basic identity
- Product name
- Oldham Bamboo Shoot
- Variety
- Oldham bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii)
- Scientific name
- Bambusa oldhamii
- HS code
- 0709.99
Origin
- Origin district
- Bali, Wugu & Sanxia (New Taipei); Taipei; Chiayi; Tainan
About this product
Oldham bamboo shoots curve like a horn and are dug before the tip breaks the soil, giving fine white flesh that is sweet, juicy and almost never bitter — boiled and chilled, they are Taiwan's summer favourite. The main season runs May to July, peaking June–July. Fresh shoots are perishable, so exports move on an unbroken cold chain or as cooked frozen shoots.
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