2. If the fried lotus root box is made of seven-hole lotus root with low water content, it is not easy to cut when making lotus root clips across the board, so there is no need to blanch. However, if the fried lotus root box uses nine-hole lotus root with high water content and crisp texture, it will easily lead to low success rate of lotus root clamping, and it is necessary to blanch the whole lotus root before cutting it.