Published 2014
Many, but not all, species of bamboo have edible shoots. Most contain prussic acid, but in edible kinds there is none or only a little, which can be destroyed by cooking. The species most commonly used in China and Japan are Phyllostachys edulis and half a dozen other members of that genus, plus Sinocalamus spp. Bambusa spp are also eaten.
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