Good quality dried lotus seeds from Hunan is much better;
the vacuum packed one may be treated with sulphur prior to packing.
Good dried one breaks down in 1.5 hours. The cheap one takes hours to cook.
The only drawback is that the lotus seeds skin float to the top and needed to
be remove before serving.
Stay healthy.作者: sheep 時間: 2009-6-21 22:04
I disagree with this,
It is true that we do have lotus flower in Metro Vancouver,
however, upon immigration, the plants left some of the good virtue behind.
The lotus flowers have little fragrant, the lotus root become un-palatable.
Even the lotus leaves have no fragrant at all. Fresh Lotus leaves was my favourite
cooking ingredients in HK, from Steamed Frog legs, fish to rice and desserts.
If you cannot locate good lotus seeds, Gingko nut would be a good substitute.作者: sheep 時間: 2009-6-21 22:21
I guess the original recipe back then use fresh lotus seeds because they are wealthy people.
In Vancouver, we use only frozen and dried stuff. That is why always have that feeling that it taste different.作者: sheep 時間: 2009-6-21 22:25
有冇人識整豆沙煎軟餅作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2009-6-21 22:27
7#sheep
It is surely poetic and romantic to nibble on fresh lotus seeds
while young maids rowing the boat on Tai Lake.作者: sheep 時間: 2009-6-21 22:31