26 minutes ago, TicTac said:
You will know better than I - but is there a difference between preserved vs pickled bamboo?
I local (and excellent!) Vietnamese place has one bowl which I simply cannot bring myself to try as the aroma is too off putting - it is a duck and preserved bamboo soup. I can smell it from tables away.
No thank you.
Love noodle soups, this is great stuff!
To know for sure, I'd really have to see the Vietnamese or Chinese names. Preserved bamboo is a blanket term - pickled bamboo is preserved, too.
I've seen bamboo shoots dried, salt fermented, vinegar pickled and more.
I'm guessing the smelly one is the vinegar one, as I know some people do dislike it, although I find it inoffensive.
