Recently a little fire, the supermarket to buy a little lotus ready to come back to cook lotus soup to clear the fire, but I did not expect to cook out of the lotus soup is bitter, this is because the lotus itself is bitter, or because the way to cook is not right. Why lotus seeds will be bitter? Lotus seed bitter can still eat?

1, did not remove the core

There is a small green germ in the lotus seed, although it looks green, but it tastes very bitter, in the porridge or soup before, with water will be soaked for a while after the lotus seed, the lotus seed heart to pick out, so that you will not cook out of the bitter lotus seed soup.

2, itself slightly bitter

Lotus sex flat flavor sweet and astringent, it itself with a slightly bitter taste, but this bitter taste is still acceptable, if you cook out of the lotus seed soup is very bitter, first of all, there is no core, and then may be one of the bad lotus seed did not pick out. Lotus seed and silver ear, jujube, rock sugar, etc., can be boiled together, the bitter taste of lotus seed can be faded, but also can make the flavor and texture become better.

3, lotus heart efficacy

Lotus heart is bitter, but it has a lot of efficacy. Lotus heart for the sick, postpartum recovery, or weak people have a certain nourishing effect, it contains the lotus heart alkaloids is a great benefit to the human body alkaloids, can treat insomnia dreamy, but also nourish the heart and tranquilize the mind, clearing the heat and detoxification, lowering blood pressure, anti-cancer and so on.

4, precautions

Lotus seed bitter may be the lotus heart is not removed, but also does not rule out the spoilage, if you remove the lotus heart is still bitter, do not consume, so as not to eat harm to the body. Lotus seed can not be consumed for a long time, and can not be consumed in excess. Lotus seed has the role of astringent, can treat dysentery and diarrhea, but constipation is best not to eat.