Steve Wertz wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 12:06:40 +0700, Lawrence
wrote:

Jacky, no worries. It is the same.
Your English is better than some others here, it seems

From Oxford Dictionary...
sprout
· v. produce shoots. Ø grow (plant shoots or hair). Ø start to grow or
develop.
· n.
1 a shoot of a plant.
2 short for Brussels sprout.
– ORIGIN ME: of W. Gmc origin.

Unfortunately, the dictionary definition isn't always the same as the
culinary interpretation.

Yes, if it was something other than bamboo, perhaps ;-)



-sw