There are many ways to cook lotus root, it can be steamed, fried, deep-fried, pan-fried, boiled, boiled, boiled in soup, and also processed into sugar slices, candied fruits, preserved fruits, and canned as an ingredient in dishes and snacks. Lotus root can also be paired with other ingredients to bring out its white as snow, crispy texture, delicious flavor, nourishing and nourishing properties, adding nutrition and color to the dish. Frying pan with oil to 50 percent heat, dry red chili pepper fried discoloration, add sugar, vinegar, salt, monosodium glutamate and a little water, boil and pour into the lotus root strips on the marinade for 2 hours.

Peel the fresh lotus root, clean and cut into thin shreds, then rinse several times, drain the water, sprinkle a small amount of salt marinade for a few moments. With a small bowl filled with water, into the starch mix, made into water starch standby. Frying pan placed on the fire couch, put vegetable oil burned to 50 percent hot, the lotus root slices hanging pulp into the oil was light yellow when frying drained oil. When the oil temperature rises to 60% hot, fry again.

Summer seasonal vegetables, lotus root is one of them. Lotus root, cold, have heat cooling effect, can be used to treat fever; and lotus root is rich in iron, calcium and other trace elements, plant proteins, vitamins and starch content is also very rich, there are obvious tonic blood, enhance the role of human immunity. Lotus root can be made into many delicacies, such as stewed lotus root rib soup, veggie fried lotus root, pickled lotus root slices, cold lotus root, red dates and lotus root powder, glutinous rice lotus root, lemon tender lotus root, oil pressed lotus root round son.

Jiangnan to the lotus root listed in the "water eight fairy", but than the Hubei people on the love of lotus root, Shandong people may not agree, they think Jinan's Daming Lake lotus root is the most advanced. In short, there are lakes where more lotus root production, everywhere think their own lotus root is the best, the argument goes on and on. A popular dish everywhere is the lotus root box, also known as lotus root folder or lotus root cake. Two slices of lotus root are sandwiched between a chopstick of three fat and seven lean minced meat, coated with batter and deep-fried until golden brown and fragrant, making it a great afternoon snack. You can dip them in salt or ketchup, but the most complementary is our Shanghainese spicy soy sauce, known as Worcestershire sauce in Cantonese.