Mixed salads are not only used as appetizers but also as side dishes that help relieve the greasiness of oily meals. Today, TasteVN will introduce you to 3 simple and easy ways to make pickled bamboo shoots with spicy chili, which you can easily do at home. Let’s get cooking right away!
1. Pickled bamboo shoots with chili (Recipe shared by a user)

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Preparation
1 hour
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pickled bamboo shoots with chili (Recipe shared by a user) Serves 6
Fresh bamboo shoots 2.5 kg (about 2 bunches) Garlic 100 gr Bird’s eye chili 25 gr Horn chili 25 gr Coarse salt 1 tablespoon Sugar 1/2 tablespoon
How to Prepare Pickled Bamboo Shoots with Chili (Recipe shared by users)
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Prepare the bamboo shoots
Fresh bamboo shoots after purchase should be peeled, removing the old parts, and then washed thoroughly with water.
Next, cut the bamboo shoots into small pieces and use a knife to slice them thinly. Soak the bamboo shoots in a basin of diluted salt water for one night.
After one night, take the bamboo shoots out and rinse with water about 2-3 times until clean, then let them drain.
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Prepare the garlic and chili
Peel the garlic, rinse briefly with water until clean, then slice thinly.
Next, put 25g of horn chili and 25g of bird’s eye chili into a blender and blend until you get a red chili mixture.
Tip: The amount of chili can be adjusted based on your taste and preference! If you want it less spicy, you can reduce the amount of bird’s eye chili or only use horn chili. -
Make the pickling solution for bamboo shoots
Put about 1 liter of water into a pot, place it on the stove, and bring it to a boil over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of salt and 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, stir well until the sugar and salt are completely dissolved, and then let it cool.
Next, add the chili and garlic to a bowl, and mix well. Once the water has cooled, add the bamboo shoots and mix thoroughly. Place the bamboo shoots in a jar to marinate for about 3 days, until the bamboo shoots are sour, then store them in the refrigerator refrigerator for preservation.
When eating, use clean chopsticks to directly pick the bamboo shoots onto the plate without rinsing them with water!
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Final product
Crispy bamboo shoots, fragrant with garlic, soaked in the spicy heat of chili along with the light sourness of fermented bamboo.
Chili pickled bamboo shoots can be eaten raw, served with dishes like pho,… or used to cook soup or hot pot, which is very delicious.
2. Chili pickled bamboo shoots

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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Chili pickled bamboo shoots For 3 people
Bamboo shoots 1 kg Chili 100 gr Garlic 150 gr Rice vinegar 700 ml Salt 4 tablespoons Sugar 4 tablespoons
How to prepare Pickled Bamboo Shoots with Chili
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Prepare fresh bamboo shoots
After buying, wash the bamboo shoots thoroughly with water, then use a knife to cut them lengthwise and slice them thinly.
Then, place the bamboo shoots in a bowl, pour boiling water to cover the bamboo shoots, and add 1 tablespoon of salt, letting it soak for 5 minutes before removing.
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Blend chili and garlic
Add 100g of chili and 100g of peeled garlic into a blender, and blend until the chili and garlic mixture is smooth, then turn off the machine.
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Pickled Bamboo Shoots
To make pickled bamboo shoot liquid, first, add 4 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of salt, and 700ml of vinegar into a glass and mix well.
Put the bamboo shoots into a glass jar, then add the blended chili garlic mixture and 50g of peeled garlic (6 cloves of garlic).
Next, pour the pickling liquid into the jar until the bamboo shoots are submerged, then seal the jar tightly and leave it in a cool place for 7 days to complete.
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Final Product
The pickled bamboo shoots are delicious with the enticing flavor of chili and garlic, both sour and spicy. Eating this dish with family meals is simply delightful!
3. Pickled Bamboo Shoots with Garlic and Chili (recipe from TikTok Join the Kitchen with TasteVN)

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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Pickled Bamboo Shoots with Garlic and Chili (recipe from TikTok Cooking with TasteVN) Serves 2
Bamboo shoots 300 gr Chili 3 pieces Other spices a little (sugar; salt)
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How to Make Pickled Bamboo Shoots with Garlic and Chili (recipe from TikTok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Prepare Bamboo Shoots
When you buy bamboo shoots, wash them thoroughly with water and a little salt, then let them drain completely.
You can easily find this type of bamboo shoot in supermarkets, vegetable stores,… you should choose reputable places to get fresh and new bamboo shoots.
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Grind Garlic and Chili
Add 10 cloves of garlic and 3 red chili peppers to the meat grinder (or garlic and chili grinder), then press the button to grind the mixture into a paste.
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Making sour soaking liquid
You put 1 pot with 500 ml of water on the stove, add in order 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of salt, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let it cool completely.
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Soaking bamboo shoots
You arrange the bamboo shoot heads on a plate, then add the ground garlic and chili from earlier, add a few sprigs of green onion for fragrance, then wear gloves and mix gently so that the garlic and chili soak into the bamboo shoots.
Next, prepare a clean jar, evenly arrange the bamboo shoots in the jar, then pour the sour soaking liquid in, followed by the entire mixture of garlic and chili that you just mixed on top, and seal the jar tightly to ferment at room temperature for 1 day to complete.
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Final Product
Garlic chili bamboo shoots soaked are crunchy with a sour and spicy flavor that stimulates the taste buds, making them a perfect accompaniment to family meals and extremely appetizing!
How to choose fresh and delicious bamboo shoots
- Choose bamboo shoots that are still fresh, slightly yellow in color, with a rough shape, relatively even large and small segments, straight bamboo shoots that are not bent. Observe with the naked eye to see that the bamboo shoots have thin skin.
- Do not buy bamboo shoots that show yellow leaves, have black spots on the surface, or have too thick skin. Additionally, avoid choosing bamboo shoots that are wilted, have many scratches, or have an unusual smell.
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