The fruit in the center of the lotus is actually the lotus. Every hole in the lotus contains a small nut, and this nut is the lotus seed.
There are many lotus plumule in the middle of the lotus seed. If this thing is eaten raw, it will be very bitter, so it is best to remove it before eating it.
most of the lotus seeds are bought in bulk. When choosing, you must be careful not to buy very white lotus seeds. What is really good is that they are a little yellow and wrinkled. If you don't like the core inside, you can buy hollow ones so that they won't taste bitter.
The high-quality lotus seeds have a little natural wrinkled skin or residual red skin, and the inferior lotus seeds have swelling at the knife marks. Just observe them carefully when you buy them.
When buying lotus seeds, you can also look at the holes. The holes of high-quality lotus seeds are smaller, while those of inferior lotus seeds are larger. The hole ratio of manual and peeled lotus seeds is smaller, while the hole of lotus seeds soaked with medicine is larger.
In addition, if it is a normal chain, it will naturally wrinkle, and if it is artificially processed, the appearance may be smoother.