Dry-Braised Bamboo Shoots with Broccoli

Fresh bamboo shoots are rare outside the Southeast Asian sub-tropics, where they feature in many recipes as a vegetable, as part of a stuffing or as a garnish for many dishes. They are boiled before eating because they contain a cyanide-type poison which must be broken down. I have often wondered how it was discovered that so dangerous a food could be transformed into a delicacy — who first dared to try fresh bamboo shoots? However, those of us outside Southeast Asia must make do with the t