Pickles · FFET10379
Sour bamboo shoots (suansun)
Sour bamboo shoots are fermented, pickled bamboo shoots with a pungent aroma; they are an ingredient in Liuzhou luosifen.
Vegetables kept by salting or fermenting: sour cabbage, brined pickles and salted greens.
Sour bamboo shoots are fermented, pickled bamboo shoots, a Guangxi specialty and an ingredient in luosifen. One method used in Liuzhou luosifen making involves soaking fresh spring shoots in mountain spring water for 72 days of natural fermentation. A 2025 report documents shoot harvesting, the keeping of aged sour brine, and a collaboration to make golden broth with sour bamboo shoots in Wuying Miao village in Rongshui, Guangxi.
What
Sour bamboo shoots are fermented, pickled bamboo shoots with a pungent aroma. They are a Guangxi specialty and an ingredient in luosifen.1
When
One method uses fresh spring shoots and 72 days of natural fermentation. The available sources contain no dated primary text establishing when sour bamboo shoots originated; 2021 marks the national intangible cultural heritage listing of Liuzhou luosifen making skills, not the origin of sour bamboo shoots.1,2,3,4
Where
Sour bamboo shoots are a Guangxi specialty used in Liuzhou luosifen. Wuying Miao village in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Liuzhou, Guangxi, lies on the Guangxi–Guizhou border; a November 16, 2025, report documents local sour bamboo shoot production.1,2,3
How
One method involves soaking fresh spring shoots in mountain spring water for 72 days of natural fermentation. In Wuying Miao village, practices include harvesting shoots and keeping aged sour brine in jars above a fire pit. The finished sour bamboo shoots can be used in luosifen.1,2,3
Why
Sour bamboo shoots have a pungent aroma and are an ingredient in luosifen.1
Impact and influence
A December 19, 2024, report on the Liuzhou luosifen industry documents fermentation checks at an aged sour-brine bank. Wuying Miao village collaborated with a company in Liujiang to make golden broth with sour bamboo shoots; a November 16, 2025, report records its launch the previous day.3,4