Tender lotus roots generally begin to fluffy and mature in July and August, and begin to be listed around mid-July, and begin to get old at the end of August, so they are the freshest lotus roots when they are first listed, and they are very sweet when they are just picked.
After September, the lotus will turn from light green to black, and the black lotus will be fully mature, which is called old lotus seed. Old lotus seeds can also be eaten. Although its taste is not as tender as fresh lotus seeds, it tastes very powdery and waxy, and porridge is very good.
2 How to eat fresh lotus root? Lotus can be eaten raw directly. The newly picked lotus has a delicious smell. Lotus seeds in fresh lotus roots can be eaten as small fruits without taking lotus seed cores. It is a sweet and delicious taste.
How to eat lotus porridge is also a very heat-clearing food in summer. Peel and crush the lotus seeds in fresh lotus, remove the lotus seed core, and then slowly cook porridge with tremella, rock sugar, medlar and other ingredients, which is not only delicious, but also nutritious.
What is the efficacy and function of lotus? Lotus has certain nourishing and calming effects. Among them, lotus seeds have a certain improvement effect on people in palpitation and insomnia. Clean the fresh lotus, dry it in the sun, then grind it into powder to make tea and drink it every day.
Spleen-invigorating and antidiarrheal lotus root has antidiarrheal effect, and its components are rich in various antidiarrheal drugs. For people with diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, eating some lotus seeds can play a good role in strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea.
Removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding Lotus seeds are warm in shell and enter the liver meridian, which has the effect of removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. It can play an auxiliary role in the treatment of metrorrhagia, postpartum stasis and lochia, such as hematuria and hemorrhoid bleeding, and lotus seed shell can also improve the effect.
It is a good way to choose lotus flowers and see their fresh colors. The skin color is usually tender green, while the lotus flowers that have been stored for a long time or are too old are usually yellow or black. If the lotus seed core is not removed, the entrance will have a certain bitterness.
Look at the shape, try to pick the lotus with a sunken heart and a smaller head. This kind of lotus is generally sweeter, and the big lotus is generally older. Although there are many fruits, the taste is not as good as that of a small lotus flower.
It is generally hard to pinch fresh lotus by hand, the lotus with green skin is pressed out from the outside, and the lotus seeds in the fresh whole lotus are generally hard.