bamboo shoot

A gourmet says that the cuisine of bamboo shoot is MUST to taste in spring. I have heard that fresh bamboo shoot is very delicious, that is to say we can eat raw one if it is just harvested.

Added, It is well known that the course dinner of bamboo shoot is very expensive as much as kobe beef.

But, I have a lot of trouble with bamboo shoot. in fact, I have never succeeded to boil the bamboo shoot. after boiling it for 30 minutes in a large pot, I was disappointed and was sorry that I should not have bought raw one and boiled it by myself.

Why? Because I could not get rid of the bitterness of bamboo shoot at all. What I did is only to discard it.

A bamboo shoot is boiling right now, I am afraid that all effort wil be in vain.