According to the inquiry, there is no difference between lotus root and lotus root. They are the same thing, but they are called differently. All refer to the food made by lotus root. Lotus root, belonging to lotus family, is an aquatic vegetable. It is very fat, with many knots and tubular holes in it. It can be divided into red lotus root, white lotus root and twisted lotus root. Different parts of the lotus have different names. The stem of lotus root is called lotus stalk, the leaf is called lotus leaf and its pedicle, the core of lotus root is called lotus leaf, the shell is called lotus leaf, the fruit is lotus meat or lotus seed, the germ is called lotus heart, and the rhizome of lotus root is called lotus root.