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Fast delivery. Item was well protected and kept in the box. Yet to try out. Thanks seller.
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Lotus leaf grain 100g
荷叶茶粒
S$5.50
- Net weight
- 100 g
- Shelf life
- 12 months
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. This pack is 100 g net. At the quantities below that is about 5 pots of soup. That works out at S$5.50 per 100 g.
Also known as lian ou, lotus root slices, he ye, 莲藕, lotus leaf tea.
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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.
How far does this pack go?
At the quantity in the instructions above, about 5 pots of soup from this pack.
Is the bigger pack cheaper?
This one works out at S$5.50 per 100 g. One Sunny lists most items in more than one size, so compare that figure rather than the pack price.
What customers say
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131 reviews
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Been taking this to make flower tea.
p*****1
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This is my 2nd ordered. Add to my flower tea.
p*****1
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Lotus leaf once soak with water expand a lot.
p*****1
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Repeated purchase. Taking this lotus leaf tea and tastes good and fragrant
_*****u
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Light golden colour tea that tastes good. Will buy again when the current supply runs out. Thanks for the free roselle tea.
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