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Seriously Asian: Bamboo Stalks

I can think of few vegetables that are readily turned into building materials, various tools, and even textiles and musical instruments, save for bamboo. Wherever bamboo is indigenous in Asia and beyond, the grass is used for everything from building houses to feeding people, which, if you stop to think about, is rather amazing. You could be eating delicate young shoots of bamboo dressed in chili oil, served in a bamboo bowl with bamboo chopsticks, while sitting in your bamboo hut.

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3 Comments | Posted by Chichi Wang, September 3, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Tagged: bamboo, Seriously Asian

In Design: Nesting Flatware

Editor's note: Before we jump into this next post, I'd like to introduce Amanda Clarke, who will be joining us each week with a post on design for the kitchen. Welcome, Amanda! —Adam Whether you’ll be celebrating this Labor Day at the beach, the park, or in the backyard, here are a few ideas to give this weekend’s meals a dose of style with a nod to the environment. Disposable plates and platters made of bamboo, a readily renewable resource, are sturdy and attractive alternatives to classic paper, plastic and Styrofoam. The plates are chemical- and preservative-free and biodegrade in 4 to 6 months. The Mangia! flatware set is a stylish and reusable alternative to the flimsy, disposable plastic silverware...

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1 Comment | Posted by Amanda Clarke, August 30, 2007 at 3:30 PM
Tagged: bamboo, flatware, In Design, kitchen design