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Dried lotus seeds as they are commonly found in the marketLotus seeds or Lotus nuts (Simplified Chinese: 莲子; Traditional Chinese: 蓮子; pinyin: lián zǐ) are the seeds of plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera. The seeds are of great importance to East Asian cuisine and is used extensively in traditional Chinese medicine and in Chinese desserts. The seeds are most commonly sold in the shelled and dried form. Fresh lotus seeds are relatively uncommon in the market except in areas of lotus root and seed production, where they are sometimes sold as a raw snack.

Contents

1 Types

2 Uses

2.1 Chinese medicinal foods

3 Lotus paste

4 See also

5 External links

 Types

Two types of dried lotus seeds can be found commercially; brown peel and white. The former is harvested when the seed head of the lotus is ripe or nearly ripe and the latter is harvested when the seed head is still fully green, but with almost fully developed seeds. White lotus seeds are de-shelled and de-membraned. The bitter tasting germ of the seed is also removed at the time of harvest using a hollow needle, though some may still remain in the seed due to production oversight. Brown peel lotus seeds are brown due to the fact that the ripened seed has adhered to its membrane. These seeds are usually cracked in half in order to remove the germ since the seeds are hard enough to make the germs' removal by needle difficult.

Dried lotus seeds past their prime oxidize to a yellow brown colour. However, this is not necessarily an indicator of freshness since sellers of dried lotus seeds may choose to bleach their products with hydrogen peroxide, sodium hydroxide, or other more toxic chemicals[1](in Chinese).

 Uses

Eating fresh lotus seeds from a lotus (Nelumbo) seed headDried lotus seeds that are sold in packages or in bulk at many Asian markets 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.

Fresh lotus seeds are sold in the seed heads of the plant and eaten by breaking the individual seeds out of cone shaped head. The soft rubbery shell that surrounds each seed should be removed before consuming.

Crystallized lotus seeds (蓮子糖), made by drying lotus seeds cooked in syrup, are a well-loved Chinese snack and are eaten especially near Chinese new year.

 Chinese medicinal foods

When cooked in clean soups, lotus seeds are believed in Chinese medicine to "clear heat" (清熱) and be particularly nutritious and restorative to one's health, which may explain the prevalence of their use in Chinese cuisine.

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 (紅豆)

Job's tears (薏仁)

Dried jujubes (紅棗)

Mung beans (绿豆)

Asian pear (雪梨)

Snow fungus (银耳 or 白木耳)

Lotus soups sometimes also include a whole chicken, other poultry, or fish for similar medicinal purposes.

The bitter dried germ of the lotus seed can also be found sold as a restorative tisane (蓮子心茶).

 Lotus paste

Lotus seed paste (蓮蓉; pinyin: lían róng; lit. "lotus velvet") is a particularly important Chinese dessert ingredient, made from dried lotus seed. The process for making the paste is similar to that used to make smooth red bean paste. First, the dried seeds are stewed in water until soft and then mashed into a fine paste. The paste is then watered down to a thin slurry and passed through a sieve and into cheesecloth, with which it is squeezed dry. This produces a fine crumbly paste, which is then mixed with sugar or other sweeteners.

This sweetened lotus paste is directly used by the Japanese as a filling for various Japanese desserts without further processing. It is milky in colour with a fresh, light, and sweet taste, and without any perceivable flavour. Although this type of lotus paste is sometimes found in Chinese desserts, the lotus paste used by most Chinese cooks requires further preparation by dry cooking the sweetened paste over heat with caramelized sugar and vegetable oil. This produces a lotus paste that is tan coloured with a satiny sheen, which is rich, sweet, and silky with a slight fragrance of caramel. Some cooks choose to treat the dried lotus seeds with a lye solution before initially stewing them in order to shorten their cooking time.[2]

Lotus paste is used in Chinese cuisine as a filling for mooncake, baozi, and other sweet pastries. Due to the higher price of lotus seeds, commercially prepared lotus pastes may also contain white kidney bean paste as a filler.

See also

Chinese cuisine

Nelumbo nucifera

Red bean paste

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Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Lotus has many definitions. Depending on the context, it may refer to any of the following.

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2 Companies

3 Music

4 Other

 Plants

Pale form of Nelumbo lutea, the American LotusThe genus Lotus comprising bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches

Either species of the genus Nelumbo:

Nelumbo nucifera, the blue or Indian lotus, also known as the bean of India and the sacred water-lily

Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus

The genus Nymphaea, usually called water-lilies, but species sometimes called lotus, for example:

Nymphaea alba, the European white water-lily or white lotus

Nymphaea caerulea, the Egyptian blue lily or sacred blue lily, also called the blue or sacred lotus

Nymphaea lotus, the Egyptian white water-lily or tiger lotus

The lotus tree of Greek mythology, into which Lotis was transformed, and which was eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey (either Ziziphus lotus; the date palm; or Nymphaea caerulea)

"Lotus" also occurs in the common, or cultivar, names of numerous unrelated plants, for example the Saussurea laniceps (snow lotus) in the family Asteraceae

See also Lotus effect, a self-cleaning property of Lotus plants

Companies

The Lotus EliseLotus Cars, a British sports and racing car manufacturer; related meanings include:

Team Lotus, a Formula 1 constructor related to Lotus Cars

Lotus (computer games), a videogame series based on Lotus Cars cars

The Type 1 Lotus Watch, designed by Lotus Design (part of Lotus Cars)

Lotus Software, a software company in Cambridge, Massachusetts; developer of Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Notes that was acquired by IBM in 1995

Tesco Lotus, a chain of Thai hypermarket stores

Lotus Bakeries, a belgian bakery known for their caramelized biscuits

L.O.T.U.S., an acronym for the Dutch organisation Landelijke Opleiding tot Uitbeelden Slachtoffers

 Music

Lotus, a techno, funk, and fusion jam-band from Philadelphia, PA.

"Lotus" (song), a 1998 song by R.E.M.

"Lotus" (song), a 2005 song by Bermuda, a Screamo/Post Hardcore band from Las Vegas

Lotus (album), an album by Santana.

Lotus Feet, a song from the album Real Illusions: Reflections by Steve Vai

Dark Lotus, a Psychopathic Records supergroup consisting of, as of 2006, the Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid, and Blaze Ya Dead Homie

Lotus (band), a 1960s band in Hong Kong

 Other

The lotus is one of the Ashtamangala, or Eight Auspicious Symbols

The Lotus Position, a cross-legged sitting posture for meditation

The Lotus Sutra or Sutra on the White Lotus of the Sublime Dharma

Lotus kicks, foot sweeps in some styles of T'ai Chi Ch'uan.

Black Lotus, a notable card in the Magic: The Gathering trading-card game and also a rare and valuable herb in World of Warcraft, the video game

"Rajiv," Indian male name meaning "Lotus Flower"

Lotus Nightclub, a New York brand

Lotus (character), the enemy of the comic book hero, Wonder Man

Lotus Land is a common nickname for the city of Vancouver, Canada

Lotus (board game), an abstract strategy board game

Lotus Clan, a clan of dark sorcerers who worship the Yin side of the Tree of life in Battle Realms.

Front Lotus/Reverse Lotus; taijutsu techniques in the anime and manga titled Naruto.

Lotus (Constellation), it was eliminated by restriction of the northern hemisphere

Lotus Foot, The practice of foot binding in medieval China

"Lotus" was the former ring name of professional wrestler Dave Crist, one half of the tag team Irish Airborne.

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