Asked by kattatd ·July 11, 2023 ·13.1k readers

FPJ WITH THE BAMBOO SHOOTS

ALOHA CAN ANY ONE DO FAVOR BY GUIDING ME IN PREPARATION OF FPJ WITH BAMBOO SHOOTS, SHOULD I ADD ANY OTHER COMBINATION PLANTS WITH BAMBOO SHOOTS, SHOULD I INCLUDE THE BAMBOO SHOOTS WITH BUDDING LEAFS OR SHOULD I USE INNER PARTS ONLY . WHAT IS THE BROWN SUGAR RATIO IS TO BE USED FOR MIXING.

From the KNF library

From the KNF library Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books · Sep 2026 · 4 sources

Drake's library adds these bamboo notes to the answers above.

Pick thick, short shoots. Cho's recipe says to peel the skin once it turns brownish. (Cho, Recipe, p. 36)
Another Cho page says to remove the soil but not the outer skin. The two pages disagree. (Cho, Recipe, p. 36) (Cho, Recipe, p. 33)
Do not rinse the shoots. The microbes on them do the fermenting. (Student's Manual, Basic Course, p. 32)
Use bamboo alone. Never mix more than one plant per ferment. (Office Hours Ep. 19, 50:59)
The university guide lists bamboo as shoot tips. (Student's Manual, Basic Course, p. 32)
Bamboo ferments fast, about five days. Left soaking too long, it can grow white mold. (Cho, Recipe, p. 36)

The library gives no sugar ratio for bamboo. It does not say whether to use inner parts only or to add budding leaves.

Sources

50:59 Office Hours Ep. 19 (Feb 2022) — Powdered Milk LAB, FAA Storage, and Bokashi Balls for Ponds · “never mix more than one plant per ferment”
p. 36 Cho, Recipe · “Pick thick and short shoots. off skin (Do peel off the skin. when it 1 becomes brownish)”
p. 32 Student's Manual, Basic Course · “Bamboo Various genera Shoot tips”
p. 33 Cho, Recipe · “Remove the soil but not the outer skin.”