1, dried lotus seeds, as the name implies, are dried lotus seeds formed by drying fresh lotus seeds. They need to be soaked fully before eating before they can be boiled more quickly. The soaking time of dried lotus seeds should not be too short, usually three hours, and it is not suitable to soak dried lotus seeds overnight, because high temperature weather may cause deterioration.

2. It is best to soak the dried lotus seeds in cold water. The soaking time in cold water is generally three hours. If the time is too long, you can also soak them in warm water. The dried lotus seeds soaked in warm water will be faster, usually about one hour. However, boiling water is not suitable for soaking dried lotus seeds, which is easy to burn them.

3. Before cooking the dried lotus seeds, you can prepare hot alkali water to soak the dried lotus seeds. Pay attention to the ratio of edible alkali to water as1:10, stir to melt the alkali, soak the dried lotus seeds for one hour, and then cook them to quickly boil them. You can also put the dried lotus seeds in the freezer for a day and then cook them, which is easier to boil.