Collagen Boosting Bamboo | Food as Skincare

There are SO many plant based collagen sources and this one happens to be one of the most delicious and in season!

Meet the humble bamboo — an incredible sustainable source of food, in season between spring and late summer, and filled with silica, a mineral that’s crucial for the production of collagen.

Here’s how to make it ⬇️ Serves 1-2:

Ingredients:

• 1 bamboo sprout or 3-4 thin bamboo shoots

• 1 tbsp mirin

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 tbsp sugar or honey

• 1/4 cup water

• Soba noodles (optional)

• Soba dashi:

  • 1 tbsp dashi concentrate

  • 3/4 cup water

• Scallions for garnish

Instructions:

• Start by peeling off the tough exterior skin of the bamboo until you hit the softer pale yellow interior

• Cut into bite sized pieces then blanch in boiling water for 3-4 mins; otherwise the bamboo will be numbing to the mouth

• In a separate pot, combine the mirin, soy sauce, sugar, and water and bring to a boil

• Add the boiled bamboo sprouts in and let it simmer, for about 15 mins until the sauce becomes syrupy

• For the soba, cook the noodles according to package instructions, and make the soba dipping sauce using a broth concentrate

• Add some scallions to the dipping sauce and enjoy the noodles with the bamboo