Lotus root can be dried before eating. It is also a good choice to dry the lotus before eating. After drying, take out the lotus seeds inside, then cut the lotus seeds from the middle and take out the green shoots. This green bud is lotus nut. The lotus seeds can be used to cook porridge or soup, and the lotus plumule can be used to make tea, which can clear away heat and toxic materials and calm the nerves.
Lotus can be boiled and drunk. After taking out the lotus seeds from the lotus, you can directly add water to the lotus coat and cook them. You can drink it after cooking, which can lower blood sugar and prevent diabetes. In addition, adding rock sugar to the outer skin of this lotus can cure the postpartum afterbirth of women, and can also promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
4 how to choose lotus?
1, look at the color. Fresh lotus flowers are usually bright green (light green), so the lotus seeds in this lotus flower are sweet; Lotus seeds that have been stored for a long time or are too old are generally yellow or black (moss-colored), and their lotus seeds taste bitter.
2. Contact with water. Fresh lotus, the lotus seeds inside are generally very hard. You can know the freshness of the lotus by pressing it with your hand and pinching it.
3. Look at the head. Da Lian is generally an old lotus. Although it has many fruits, it tastes bad. Xiao He is generally tender and the fruit is sweet.
4. Look at the shape. If the lotus root is concave, the fruit is generally sweeter.