Xishui honey lotus root, also known as Dongpo lotus root, is a famous local dish. The production method is as follows: fresh lotus roots produced in Xishui Sesame Lake in autumn and winter are selected, washed, put into glutinous rice, and steamed several times with crystal sugar, oranges, lotus seeds, peanuts and osmanthus flowers. Its taste is sweet, soft and powdery, and the beads are very thin. According to legend, when Su Dongpo lived in Huangzhou, he often drank with this dish, hence the name "Dongpo Lotus Root". Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty also liked this dish. This dish has been compiled into China Menu, China Snacks, Hubei Steamed Vegetables and Hubei Menu. (Xishui)