Natural Lotus Roots Slices 250g / Sugared Lotus Root 250g
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About dried lotus
Lotus root dried into slices, or lotus leaf and lotus core dried for brewing. The root is starchy and mild; the leaf and core are bitter and used sparingly. Sold as listed above.
Also known as lian ou, lotus root slices, he ye, 莲藕, lotus leaf tea.
What people use it for
Dried lotus root goes into pork rib soup and into the lotus root, water chestnut and cane soup. Lotus leaf is brewed as a tea or used to wrap rice.
How to prepare it
Root: soak 30 minutes, simmer 1 hour. Leaf or core: a teaspoon per mug, 5 minutes, and expect it to be bitter.
Keeping it
Airtight and dry.
Questions people ask
Is dried lotus root as good as fresh?
Different. Dried is firmer and the soup is clearer; fresh is crunchier. For a long-boiled soup most people cannot tell.