The delicious food about lotus includes: hot and sour lotus root slices, hot and sour lotus root bands, stewed lotus root with bone soup, stewed lotus root with chicken, stewed lotus root with peanuts and pig's trotters, stewed lotus root with ducks, stewed lotus root with ribs, shredded lotus root, lotus root meat clips, Siraitia grosvenorii lotus root soup, lotus root pork belly soup, lotus root porridge with red dates, lily lotus seed porridge, mung bean lotus seed and barley porridge.

There are more than 1 cultivated varieties of delicious lotus. In long-term artificial cultivation, roots can be divided into three groups according to the application value of lotus: lotus root, lotus seed and Hualien. Lotus is mainly harvested and divided into shallow water species and deep water species. Zilian mainly harvests lotus seeds, which are resistant to deep water and mature late, and can be eaten fresh. The flowers in Hualien are large and beautiful for viewing.