Harvest Experience: Digging for freshly picked bamboo shoots in Ootaki Town
- Chiba
- Experience Gifu
Now is the season! Let's look for the taste of spring!
Do they grow into bamboo? How do they grow? If you are not familiar with them, it is hard to understand, isn't it?
Bamboo shoots grow very fast. As more parts come out of the soil, the lye (scum) becomes stronger, the taste becomes more bitter, and it becomes hard, and then it becomes bamboo. Therefore, the best way to pick edible bamboo shoots is to find them just before they emerge from the soil (or when the tips of the shoots have slightly emerged)! It is not easy for beginners, but a hint is to look for cracks in the soil or areas where the soil is rising.
Once you find it, dig up the soil on the side of the ground facing the tip of the ear, and as soon as you hit the root, poke and dig it up.
Bamboo shoots absorb nutrients and water from the parent bamboo at night and grow rapidly in the morning. This is why bamboo shoots taste even better when dug up in the morning!
Why not go digging for bamboo shoots this spring?
Bamboo shoots in Otaki Town
They are truly a blessing of nature! Freshly picked bamboo shoots are so tender that some people even eat them as sashimi.
So, let's go out and look for bamboo shoots! Let's go out to look for bamboo shoots!
The bamboo shoots you found and dug yourself will surely taste exceptional.
The season is very short and depends greatly on weather conditions, so this week is a good time to start looking for them! The best time to buy is around this week!
Prepare gloves and non-slip shoes or boots. And since you are in the mountains, bring insect repellent and a drink!
*Farms where you can experience digging for bamboo shoots in Otaki Town, Chiba Prefecture*.
(1) Yamaguchi Farm
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- ( 2) Ichihara Bamboo Shoot Garden *Only from April 10 to May 4, 2022*Only a few days left to make reservations!*Please be sure to inquire in advance, as the event may be closed due to weather or harvest conditions.
- Reception hours:10:00 approx.
- Reservations: Available from the website below*Entrance is limited and reservations are required.
- Admission fee: Adults (junior high school students and older): 2,000 yen, children (5 years and older): 1,000 yen *Please purchase the harvested bamboo shoots separately at the local market price. Please note that there may be few bamboo shoots depending on the growing conditions.
- Location: 1199 Hirasawa, Otaki Town, Isumi County, Chiba Prefecture
- Access: 30 minutes by car from the Ichihara Maizuru IC. Parking lot for about 50 cars.
- Notice: Beverages will not be provided for lunch, so please be sure to bring your own beverages.
(2) Ichihara Bamboo Shoot Garden
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- Season: Late March to late April *Please be sure to inquire in advance as harvest conditions may vary.
- Hours: 9:00-15:00
- Admission: Free *Please purchase the harvested bamboo shoots at the local market price. If you wish to dine, please make a reservation in advance.
- Reservations: Click the link below or call 0470-83-0363
- Location: 796 Tashiro, Otaki Town, Isumi County, Chiba Prefecture
- Access: 30-minute walk from Joso-Nakano Station on the Isumi Railway or Kominato Railway
*Because growing and harvesting conditions are constantly changing, the information in this article may have changed.
*This article is current as of March 2022.