Juksun-bap

About the dish

Juksun-bap is rice cooked with the tender bamboo shoots that push up in spring, laid over the grains as the pot steams. Crisp bites and a delicate fragrance make it a regional taste of the season.

Key ingredient

Bamboo shoots (juksun) — low in calories and effective for dieting; they soothe insomnia and stress, and their abundant fiber feeds good gut bacteria while helping curb cholesterol and blood pressure. In season in May, mainly from Damyang.

Ingredients

Main: rice, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms, carrot · Seasoning: sauce of soy sauce, sesame oil and sesame seeds

Simple recipe

1. Boil the bamboo shoots and cut them into comb-tooth slices.
2. Cook the soaked rice with the bamboo shoots laid on top.
3. Let the rice steam and rest.
4. Make the seasoned soy sauce.
5. Mix in the sauce and serve fragrant.

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