Bend it like the Bamboo
By ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
India
July 18, 2016 11:31pm CST
The monsoon greenery all around prompts me to write this.
Bamboo and cane groves dot the country side, new shoots are coming up.
For the people here, bamboo is not just another plant.
They are raw materials for use in diverse ways; in fact bamboo is an indisputable part of the way of life. The bamboo and cane industry is an integral element in the economy of the North-eastern part of India.
From construction materials, to household items, musical items and even a delicacy in the kitchen, you can bet on the bamboo.
No, I’m not bamboozling you.
A bamboo quote…”The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists”_Japanese Proverb
Photo: My photo of bamboo and cane products by local artisans.
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27 responses
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Jul 16
@jaboUK and @responsiveme I do that too... its surprising what you can turn into a post isn't it ... and it helps you to look at things in a new way.... 
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 16
@jaboUK yes it does.I do enjoy the sights at all times, I'm a' looking outside at the countryside while traveling person.' but now I want to share with you. Glad to be here.
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@sofssu (23662)
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19 Jul 16
@responsiveme what are those lovely jug/vase shaped containers used for? I see another beauty like a lamp stand. Excellent craftsmanship.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 16
yes, they are sold by craftsmen along the national highway when I go to visit my parents.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 16
@sofssu they are actually used for keeping fish in....I'll do a post on that when I get a good photo.
But now city folks use it as a container for dry/artificial flower decorations.
...I'll do a post on that when I get a good photo.
But now city folks use it as a container for dry/artificial flower decorations.1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
3 Aug 16
Hmmm... I grow bamboo in my yard. I've made it into sunscreens for my front porch, my daughter has used bamboo to make jewelry and small boxes. We also eat the shoots and I freeze and store bamboo to add to our meals after the spring growing season is over.
Bamboo is versatile here at our house, too. 
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@DaddyEvil (137634)
• United States
4 Aug 16
@responsiveme I harvest them when they are about a foot tall, peel the wrapped leaves off of them, chop them up and add them to whatever I am cooking. They seem very similar to celery to me.
By the time everything is done cooking the bamboo is very soft and even resembles celery cooked in the food.
Sometimes Pretty likes to take a stalk after I have peeled it and splits it in half. Then she puts peanut butter on the inside surface of it and eats it like that.
Yeah, Pretty is very good at crafts! Sometimes she sells stuff she makes on Etsy.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
4 Aug 16
Great to know how use it at your home. Your daughter must be good at crafts.
How do you eat the shoots?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
4 Aug 16
@DaddyEvil the bamboo shoot here is cooked with pork .If kept for sometime it becomes sour and then it is pickled.
What are the other crafts that Pretty makes? Terracota earrings are also very fashionable here.
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
My hometown is known for its bamboo crafts. They make furniture out of bamboos.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 16
Yes, of course , your place and mine have many things in common.
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
19 Jul 16
@responsiveme Right. We also use those things in the picture especially the one used in winnowing grains.
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@vandana7 (100617)
• India
4 Aug 16
@responsiveme .. There were some beautiful Japanese brooms made from bamboos. I think they would be more effective than what our folks make for cleaning the roads and yard and even homes. I wish some of that would be incorporated in India.
http://daivietartex.com/AdminCP/MediaPicker/Download?path=broom.jpg
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 16
Rounded ones are used to store vegetables, smaller ones for fruits or any other odds and ends, the flat one is for winnowing rice.
And yes we use the flat one as tray in community feasts, also for putting out chillies, other spices out to dry in the sun.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
19 Jul 16
@responsiveme We too get to see such displays,But mostly they are cane chairs,tables cribs s etc.Good photo.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
19 Jul 16
i would so love to come 'n see if'n i could learn such fine work! there's no bamboo'n these parts, but native grasses the native americans used to fashion all those magical thingies's well. i reckon i ought to see if'n i can grow me some though? they're touted to bring good luck 'n i could use me some'f that :D
great proverb! big hugs!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
19 Jul 16
@responsiveme hang'n, lemme see if'n i can squeeze through this here puter screen.... nah, dang't! i'll not fit 
jest know i'm there'n spirit, my friend. 
jest know i'm there'n spirit, my friend. 2 people like this
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 16
@crazyhorseladycx Harry potter could do it.wish he told us how! We'd move in and out so many times
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 16
Thanks for liking it.I love old things, not the newfangled plastic and metal furniture.
Because you wrote about lush greenery....., please check out my previous post.You will like that too.
@jillybean1222 (6407)
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20 Jul 16
I do love many bamboo products. What an amazing source that comes from nature!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
20 Jul 16
Yes, it does. How are you getting on with your book.?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
20 Jul 16
@jillybean1222 Start scribbling even if a few disjointed lines...your ideas....it'll take off
."A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."...Lao Tzse
@JudyEv (342112)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 16
@responsiveme We were right up on the Myanmar border. It was lovely country.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
21 Jul 16
We are next door(sort of) to Thailand :)
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@rebelann (112966)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Jul 16
I hope so @responsiveme it is very arid and hot here so finding the correct variety could prove hard to find, I will only buy the clumping variety though because the ones that send out runners can ruin a mobile home if they grow underneath.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
20 Jul 16
I'm sure you will be able to find a variety, people plant decorative varieties in their yards here too.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
20 Jul 16
I love the photo and the post... and the joke .. bamboozling too... 
please forgive my ignorance ... but how do you use bamboo in the kitchen for it to be a delicacy ?? 
please forgive my ignorance ... but how do you use bamboo in the kitchen for it to be a delicacy ?? 1 person likes this
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Jul 16
@responsiveme thank you ... that sounds nice... will have to look out for them... I love stir fry's....
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
20 Jul 16
thanks for your interest. Bamboo shoots and pork, bamboo shoots pickle, bamboo shoots stir fry with small fish.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
18 Aug 16
@responsiveme It has a veneer so a damp mop keeps it clean.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
17 Aug 16
Your oak flooring must be great.What about the maintenance part of it?
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
17 Aug 16
They are indeed. I 'm sorry I missed out your response earlier
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Aug 16
@responsiveme Just cut your bamboo, tie on your line and there is your fishing pole.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
19 Jul 16
thanks, nature is lovely and bountiful.
do you have cane products where you stay?
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