Have I mentioned that we love bamboo? Yes...well, let me say it again anyways: We love bamboo! Slowly but surely we have switched over to bamboo for most of the cooking utensils for our little kitchen, at least all those that are available in bamboo. Our chopping boards, our spatulas, our chopsticks, our steamers...
A strong, light, durable, inexpensive, mold resistant (much more so than wood!), heat resistant, wildly beautiful material, bamboo's use in Chinese cooking is crowned by this: the wonderful fragrance and taste it subtly infuses when you cook with it! Once you've tried it there's no going back, you'll be hooked. Recently, in need of new bamboo steamers, we decided to make a little pilgrimage and procure ourselves a true Hong Kong handmade bamboo steamer!
