Can fresh lotus seeds be eaten raw

In autumn, many foods are ripe, so we can eat a lot of delicious food in this season. Lotus seeds mature in autumn, and they look so cute when embedded in the lotus pods. Many times the lotus seeds we buy in the market are dried, and fresh lotus seeds are relatively rare. In fact, when the lotus seeds are taken off the lotus pod, they can be eaten raw directly. Fresh lotus seeds have a special fragrance.

Can fresh lotus seeds be eaten raw?

Tender fresh lotus seeds can be eaten raw, and they taste sweet and tender like fruit. Fresh lotus seeds that are slightly older are not suitable for eating raw, as they have a bad taste and are difficult to digest.

When eating fresh lotus seeds raw, it is best to remove the lotus seed core first, because the lotus seed core is relatively bitter, and eating too much lotus seed core at one time may cause discomfort. The removed lotus seed core can be used to make tea. Just take about 2 grams of lotus seed core to make tea every day.

The biggest advantage of eating fresh lotus seeds raw is that the loss of nutrients is relatively small, but do not consume too many fresh lotus seeds at one time, as eating too much will affect digestion and absorption.

How to eat fresh lotus seeds

Cooking Soup

Lotus Seed Duck Soup

Ingredients : half a water duck, 100 grams of fresh lotus seeds, 50 grams of red dates, 5 grams of salt, 5 grams of shochu, 1 large piece of ginger, 2 scallions, a little white pepper powder, and a little cooking oil.

Preparation method : Wash the teal and cut it into large pieces. Put it into a wok and stir-fry until oil comes out. Then add the crushed ginger and shochu. Continue to stir-fry until the aroma of the wine comes out. Pour in appropriate amount of water and cook it into a milky white soup. Add the scallions and simmer on low heat for about 1 hour. If too much oil is produced, skim off the duck fat and save it for stir-frying vegetables and the like, which will be very fragrant. Peel the fresh lotus seeds and remove the lotus core. Put them together with red dates in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes, then add salt and white pepper.

Lotus seed and mung bean pigeon soup

Ingredients : 1 old pigeon, 1 handful of mung beans, 10 lotus seeds, a piece of tangerine peel, and appropriate amounts of ginger slices and salt.

Method : Put the old pigeon, mung beans, tangerine peel and lotus seeds into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, remove the foam, add ginger slices, cover and simmer on low heat for 50 minutes, add salt to taste.

Make sugar water

Boiling fresh lotus seeds in sugar water is also a common way of eating them. It is best boiled with other ingredients such as white fungus, wolfberry, red dates, rock sugar, etc. It has the effect of nourishing the skin and calming the nerves. It is a very suitable sugar water for female friends to drink.

Lotus Seed and Tremella Dessert

Ingredients : appropriate amounts of fresh lotus seeds, soaked white fungus, wolfberry and rock sugar.

Preparation method : Peel and core the fresh lotus seeds, put them in a pot together with white fungus, wolfberry and rock sugar, and simmer until the lotus seeds and white fungus are cooked through.