Lotus is an aquatic flower that steals roots. Lotus root is the underground big stem of lotus, which grows horizontally in the mud. There are many holes of different sizes in the cross section of lotus root, which is the air cavity formed by lotus to adapt to life in water.

This kind of air cavity can also be seen in petioles and pedicels. There are also many small ducts for transporting water on the stem, and the walls of the ducts are attached with thickened mucilage lignocellulose. It has a certain elasticity, and many white lotus roots appear when it is broken and stretched.

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Lotus root cooking guide

1. Lotus root can be eaten raw, cooked, mashed and drunk, or dried and ground to cook porridge.

2. Eat lotus roots with yellow and brown skin and thick and white meat.

3. Cooked lotus root food is suitable for frying, stewing, frying and cooking, such as "eight treasures stuffed lotus root" and "fried lotus root box".

4. Don't use iron when cooking lotus root, so as not to cause food blackening.

5. The uncut lotus root can be stored for one week at room temperature, but because the lotus root is easy to turn black and the cut surface is easy to rot, the cut lotus root should be covered with plastic wrap and refrigerated for about one week.

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