Lotus root is the root of lotus.

The lotus root, also known as the lotus root, is a root of a plant in the lotus family, which can be used for meals or medicinal purposes. The underground stems of lotus grow in silt and can be infested with toxic substances, only because the particularly fine epidermal tissue of the lotus root and the hypodermis containing tannin have a certain ability to block or absorb toxic substances, and thus the toxic substances tend to adhere to the epidermis or seep into the epidermis. In the consumption of lotus root to peel off the outer skin, in order to prevent the toxic substances are also eaten into the belly.

The structure of lotus root is very special, the transport tissue in its body is spiral, we call the spiral arrangement of the transport tissue for the ring tube wall, this structure and the spring on the tensioner is very similar. When the lotus root is broken, those spiral conduits are not really broken, but like a spring is stretched, forming a lot of silk material, so the phenomenon of "lotus root broken".

Storage of Lotus Roots

Uncut lotus root can be left at room temperature for a week, but because lotus root tends to turn black, the cut surface of the hole part of the rot, so cut lotus root should be covered with plastic wrap at the incision, refrigerated to keep it fresh for about a week. If you don't have a lot of lotus root, you can store it in a water jar. First of all, you need to wash the stored lotus root, put it into a tank of water, and change the water once a week, you can store it for about 2 months, and it will still be tender and crisp.

If the number is too much, you can first dig a pit, in the bottom of the pit to lay a layer of fine wet soil, and then choose a good quality, thick stems, roots complete lotus root flat layer, and then sprinkle a layer of wet soil, and then lay the lotus root, so that you can put 5 to 6 layers, the top layer and then covered with about 10 centimeters of fine soil, and then finally covered with a layer of thick leaves, firewood and grass, edible, can be taken along with the cover.