1 Lotus seeds boiled in sugar water are very rich in nutrients, which is very conducive to keeping the human body healthy. Usually, lotus seeds can be soaked in water for about 3 hours, and then cooked with tremella, red dates, rock sugar and so on. And it tastes sweet.

If you don't like the sweetness in soup or porridge, you can also soak the lotus seeds until they swell, and then add a proper amount of lotus seeds to the soup or porridge, which can supplement the human body with more nutrition. The cooked lotus seeds are also soft and fragrant, very delicious.

Can lotus seeds be pitted? You may or may not go.

Lotus seed core also contains a variety of effective ingredients, so if lotus seed is not cored, it will have a better effect on human body, with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, astringent semen, stopping bleeding, removing heat and vexation, calming the nerves and helping sleep.

However, because lotus seed core contains liensinine, isoliensinine, neferine, nuciferine and other ingredients, it will have bitter taste, and cold lotus seed core will cause certain irritation to the stomach. If it is too bitter or for some people with poor gastrointestinal function, you can also remove the lotus seed core before eating, which will not have much impact.

4 lotus seeds are best powdered or fried. It is recommended to fry and grind into powder before using.

Raw lotus seeds contain a lot of water, so it is not easy to form powder when used for grinding. After frying, the texture of lotus seeds will become more compact, and it is easier to be ground into powder when it is used for grinding again.

Moreover, if the lotus seeds are fried and used for milling, the lotus seed powder will have a natural burnt flavor, taste better, and can play a role in invigorating the spleen, stopping diarrhea, calming the heart and calming the nerves. Therefore, it is suggested that lotus seeds can be fried and then used to powder.