Specifications

Lotus Seed

Product Description

Lotus seeds are of great importance to East Asian cuisine and are used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine and in Chinese desserts. When cooked in clear soups, lotus seeds are believed in Chinese medicine to "clear heat" and be particularly nutritious and restorative to one's health, which may explain the prevalence of their use in Chinese cuisine.

Lotus seeds must first be soaked in water overnight prior to use due to their hardness and toughness. They can then be added directly to soups and congee, or used in other dishes.

Other ingredients that are considered "cooling" or restorative in Chinese medicines, which are often cooked in a sweetened soup with lotus seeds include:

• Azuki beans
• Job's Tears
• Dried jujubes
• Mung beans
• Snow fungus
• Asian pear