How to eat fresh lotus seeds and how to preserve them

Everyone must have eaten lotus seeds. The lotus seeds that adults eat are sold in the market. They are dried lotus seeds. People don't know much about fresh lotus seeds taken from the lotus pod. The taste and nutritional value of fresh lotus seeds are better than those of dried lotus seeds, and they can be eaten directly after being taken out. The following is a detailed introduction to how to eat and preserve them. You can take a look at it carefully.

How to eat fresh lotus seeds

1. Fresh lotus seeds are delicious when eaten directly, especially those just taken out from fresh lotus pods. You can remove the green skin on the outside, take out the fresh lotus seeds inside, break them open with your hands, take out the lotus seed core in the middle, and the remaining white flesh can be eaten directly in your mouth. Such fresh lotus seeds have an attractive aroma and a slightly sweet taste.

2. Fresh lotus seeds can also be cooked with Tremella to make Tremella lotus seed soup. When making it, soak the Tremella in advance, divide it into small pieces, clean it and put it in the soup pot, then clean the fresh lotus, remove the lotus heart in the middle and put it in the pot, add rock sugar, water and an appropriate amount of wolfberry, boil it and cook for ten minutes, and you can get the delicious Tremella lotus seed soup. You don’t need to remove the lotus heart when making Tremella lotus seed soup, but the lotus seeds will have a distinct bitter taste when eaten.

How to store fresh lotus seeds

1. Fresh lotus seeds have a short shelf life at room temperature. It is best to eat them as soon as possible after purchase. If you want to preserve fresh lotus seeds, leave them in the lotus pod and place them in a cool and ventilated environment. This way, they can be stored for 5 to 7 days without deterioration.

2. After taking out the fresh lotus seeds, you can also remove the skin, put them directly in a clean fresh-keeping box, and then refrigerate them. This way, the fresh lotus seeds can be stored for about 10 days without deteriorating. If the fresh-keeping box is directly placed in the freezer of the refrigerator, the shelf life of the fresh lotus seeds can be extended to one year or even longer. When eating, take out the fresh lotus seeds and melt them.