Lotus root is a very good summer food, it has more practices, most people will be fried to eat. Fried lotus root is usually need to cut the lotus root into small sections, cut lotus root is best eaten as soon as possible, time will be easy to oxidize black. If you don't eat it in a short time, you can soak it in salt water to keep it fresh.

A, how to save the lotus root cut

cut lotus root can be preserved in the following ways:

1. soak in salt water

lotus root should be washed as soon as possible, peeled, sliced, and then put into the salt water as soon as possible. Lotus root belt contains a large number of polyphenol oxidase, long-term contact with air can be oxidized into black quinone. Salt water can reduce the content of oxygen ions in the water, to avoid direct contact between air and lotus root belt, to prevent the lotus root belt from blackening after cutting.

2. Vinegar immersion

The polyphenol oxidase in the lotus root is the main reason for its blackening. Acetic acid in vinegar can inhibit the activity of polyphenol oxidase. Therefore, after slicing, soaking the lotus root in vinegar can also prevent it from discoloration.

3. Soak in boiling water

The polyphenol oxidase in lotus root ribbons is sensitive to high temperature. Cut lotus root ribbons can be soaked in boiling water for 2~3 minutes to remove the polyphenol oxidase in lotus root ribbons completely, and then soak in cold water to remove the heat, so that the processed lotus root ribbons will not turn black in the air after picking up.

4. Cling film seal

A small amount of uncut lotus root strips can be stored at room temperature for a week, but the cut part of the perishable, cut lotus root strips should be covered with plastic wrap, refrigerated can be stored for about a week.

Second, how much is a kilogram of lotus root

8-20 yuan per kilogram.

Lotus root strips are not planted lotus root, lotus root strips and can not be both, can only take one, many lotus farmers in order to ensure a good harvest of lotus root, generally are not willing to pinch the tip of the lotus root, so the price of the lotus root strips will be much higher than the lotus root. The price of lotus root strips is related to harvesting capacity, market demand and many other factors. In most areas, the price of lotus root varies from $8 to $10 per kilogram, while in some areas where the price of lotus root is lower, the price may be as high as $20 per kilogram. Of course, the specific price should be based on the local market price.

Third, eat the notes of the lotus root belt 1. What people can not eat lotus root belt

Although the taste of the lotus root belt is very good, the nutritional value is also relatively high, but it should be known that the lotus root belt is cool, raw and cold food is difficult to digest, and the health of our spleen and stomach is also very harmful. Therefore, stomach deficiency cold diarrhea people need to pay more attention to eat as little as possible lotus root, our pregnant friends and maternal friends can not eat lotus root in their daily lives, otherwise it will affect the health of the body and the health of the fetus.

2. Applicable people of lotus root

Of course, because lotus root is not only very delicious, but also can help us to supplement a lot of nutrients by eating some lotus root on a regular basis, so we can give the general population to eat, especially the elderly, children, the weak and the sick. In addition, for patients with high fever, vomiting blood and other diseases can eat more lotus root belt hypertensive patients and friends eat some lotus root belt appropriately, can also play a good role in relieving the disease.