1, the appearance of different: the appearance of the lotus root is white internal hollow, there are a number of small holes after breaking there is no obvious pulling appear, while the appearance of the lotus root is mostly green, it is also hollow inside, but break it after a large number of filaments appear. 2, eat different: the lotus root can be used as both the main ingredient, can be used as an ingredient, meat and vegetarian, and lotus root stir-fry, mixing, frying, steaming, deep-frying, simmered, eaten raw can be, you can also be made into lotus root powder. 3, different sources: the young roots of lotus is a plant that grows on the top of the lotus root, while the root is the leaf stalk or stalk of the lotus plant, Different sources: lotus root is the young rhizome of the plant lotus grows in the top of the lotus root, and lotus root is the petiole or flower stalk of the plant lotus.

Lotus root, anciently known as lotus root whip, lotus root vegetables, silver seedling vegetables, also known as lotus root heart vegetables, lotus root tips, lotus root, lotus seedling, lotus root is a young rhizome of the lotus, by the rhizome at the top of an internode and the terminal bud.

Lotus root and lotus root is a homologous organ, the conditions are suitable, the lotus root expansion after the lotus root, usually white, yellow, pinkish-yellow, the most suitable time to pick is the summer after the rain, along with the "green stakes" sticking out of the water down to the root in the mud, the root in the end of the two root seedlings connected to the thick one is this.

At present, the market sale of edible lotus root belt, there are two main sources, namely, son lotus and lotus root lotus, son lotus is the main. When cultivating ZiLian in Chizhou City of Anhui Province and Hubei Province, it is usually planted at one time for three consecutive years. From the second year onwards, due to the field plants are too dense, the harvesting of the lotus root belt, in fact, play the role of seedling thinning.