Bamboo Nursery

Bamboo and Food

    Bamboo has a long tradition in the kitchen. A bamboo cup just seems natural. Split and placed on it's side, a section of bamboo makes a perect bowl. Chopsticks are easy to split out of a piece of bamboo and you've probalby seen big salad forks and spoons carved from a piece of bamboo. (It's hard to tell but if you look closely you can usually see in the grain of the wood where the node was.) Larger sections of bamboo make great canisters and a section of bamboo can be used to steam food in. Rice steamers are often made with a woven screen made from split bamboo. We have a set of salad bowls made from thin slats of bamboo woven and pressed into a bowl shape. Placemats are made from split bamboo and bamboo skewers are used for cooking food on the grill. Rings of bamboo are used for napkin rings. Our paper towel holder is made from bamboo and bamboo is a natural for our bar stools. We have a bamboo whisk in the drawer with our kitchen utensils. The traditional Japanese tea ceremony uses a specific type of tea whisk to stir the tea. It is a thing of beauty made by splitting bamboo into smaller and smaller strips.The scoop used for the tea is made from bamboo along with the ladle. When we fix chinese food it always includes bamboo shoots in the stir fry. Sections of bamboo make great candle holders for the centerpiece of the table and pieces of Robert Young or Vivax can make some of the prettiest flower vases you'll see.