【ICHIBA JUNCTION】 What’s Lotus Root?

Lotus is a variation of rhizome grows in the mud. In fact, it is not root.

The lotus includes the amount equivalent to 1.2 times that of oranges in vitamin C, as well as prevention of colds, skin effect, it is effective to prevent skin aging. Vitamin C is heat sensitive and that is generally difficult to vitamin C to be broken down even when heated because lotus root mainly consists of starch.

 

To cut the lotus root is slippery, due to a mucin component. It is to prepare an upset stomach, there are also nourishing tonic.

When leaving off after cutting, becoming black out on surface is due to tannins which green tea contains. Tannins are haemostatic-inflammatory, prevention of gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, bloody stools, nosebleeds, etc. It can be prevented to some extent of becoming black as wrapped and refrigerated.

The lotus root has plenty more dietary fibre. Encourage to increase peristalsis of the bowel and stimulate regularity, hypertension prevention, so the effect can be expected to occur in the gut, such as excretion of carcinogens.

Stopping dry mouth and increasingly fluid, so increasing the work of the gastrointestinal effects. To stop coughing when breathing is weak, let's try the lotus root juice. People who are hay fever constitution, it is likely to become easier to eat just two pieces every day!

Sometimes heard that Lotus is "a good to soak in water combined vinegar" to becomes better taste, is it really?
To water to prevent discoloration in water combined vinegar, crunchiness is increasing so that ideal for a vinegared food or a chopped cooked vegetable called kinpira. Lotus root is cut lengthwise without sliced, and the remaining fibrous gives crunchiness!

  

If you have simmered in soy sauce etc, you may enjoy taste flaky. If so, cut into round or slices such as fibres break off.  It can be prevented from becoming a hard finish cooking without soaking in water combined vinegar. If grated and make into balls, it gives sticky and more subtle sweetness.

Furthermore, since polyphenol is abundant near the skin, is also recommended that you cook with the skin.
Cook well and tasty, and healthy!

 

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