Bamboo Soup
If you travel to Myanmar, you should try bamboo soup (young bamboo sprout soup with dried shrimps).
Ingredients
- 3 cups sliced bamboo sprouts or shoots
- 1/2 cup powdered dried shrimps
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1 teaspoon (or to taste) fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon shrimp paste
- 5 cups water
- Large pinch turmeric
- A few sprigs Indian basil
How to cook
Buy prepared bamboo and cut in 1/8-inch thick slices, 1 1/2-inch square. (Or dig up a pagoda sprout of bamboo when 1 inch high, take tenderness parts, soak in water at least 2 days, changing water several times. Take tender parts only.) Rub together and mix: oil, shrimp paste, bamboo slices, turmeric, dried shrimps, salt, and fish sauce. Put into pot with 5 cups water and bring to boil. Let boil 3 to 5 minutes till bamboo is tender, add basil, and serve.
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