Cover with the bamboo lid, set the steamer inside the wok over the simmering stock, and steam for 15 to 20 minutes, until the fish is cooked.

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Clambering from floor to floor on slender bridges of bamboo, shirtless workers set wooden roof joints by hand.

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Check in: A group of "cabins" in name only, this Zen-like retreat is set in a bamboo grove a couple of blocks from the beach, with private outdoor spas, sculptural firepits, and heated floors.

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Totally Bamboo's Samoa cutting board is harder than maple, fine-sanded to a silky finish and set with alternating light (natural) and dark (naturally caramelized) pieces.

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Guccio and his descendants became world famous for the bamboo-handled handbag sported by the likes of Jackie Onassis and the trademark loafers worn by Frank Sinatra's set.

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