Lotus root is cold, and it can clear away heat and moisten the lungs when eaten raw. The method can be cold salad or mixed with fresh lotus root juice, fresh pear juice and sugarcane juice, which can treat thirst, anxiety and other symptoms, and is also very effective in relieving acne symptoms.

Wash and peel the lotus root when it is eaten raw, scald it with boiling water, and then cut it into thin slices. It should be noted that people who are prone to diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and stomach cold should not eat raw lotus roots.

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Matters needing attention when selecting lotus root:

1, choose the one with yellow color and no odor.

Lotus root skin color should be yellow, if it is black or smelly, it can't be used. Lotus root itself has only earthy smell. If there is sour taste, it means that it has been treated with industrial chemicals and is harmful to human body.

2. Choose a larger vent.

You can cut the lotus root into small pieces and see the size of the air hole in the middle of the lotus root. Lotus root with big vent has more juice. Try to buy such lotus roots, which are more delicious. Especially using ginger juice to make lotus root slices, it tastes great.

3, choose no damage inside and outside.

Pay attention to whether there is obvious trauma when buying lotus roots. If there is a mud bag around the lotus root, wipe it to see if there are any scars on the surface of the lotus root. If the scar is obvious, don't buy it.

4. Choose thick and short lotus root nodes

The number of lotus root nodes will not affect the quality. When purchasing, try to choose thicker and shorter lotus root nodes, so that the lotus root has high maturity and better taste.

Raw and cooked lotus roots have different effects _ People's Daily Online