So what's the difference between seven-hole lotus root and nine-hole lotus root?
First, the growth environment is different.
Seven-hole lotus roots generally grow in rivers and ponds with deep water, more organic matter, thicker mud layer and greater water mobility. Nine-hole lotus roots generally grow in paddy fields with shallow water level, less organic matter content, shallow mud layer and relatively calm water. This difference may be the main reason why they have seven holes and nine holes respectively. However, there are also nine-hole lotus roots in river ponds and seven-hole lotus roots in paddy fields. The specific reason is still unknown.
Second, the colors of flowers are different.
In the blooming season of lotus, there are more pink lotus flowers in rivers and ponds than white lotus flowers; There are more Bai Lianhua in paddy fields than pink lotus. Seven-hole lotus for pink lotus and nine-hole lotus for white lotus. As for why most of the seven-hole lotus roots are separated from pink flowers, why are most of the nine-hole lotus roots separated from white flowers? There is no scientific explanation at present.
Third, the shape and color of lotus root are different.
The seven lotus root holes are rough and brown in appearance; The nine-hole lotus root is slender and smooth, and its appearance is silvery white. This reason still has a lot to do with mud quality.
Fourth, the starch content and taste are different.
Seven-hole lotus root is richer in starch and less in water content than nine-hole lotus root. Therefore, the seven-hole lotus root tastes glutinous but not crisp, which is suitable for squeezing lotus root powder to make soup; Nine-hole lotus root tastes cooler and crisper, and is more suitable for stir-frying and cold salad.
The above are the main differences between seven-hole lotus root and nine-hole lotus root. When friends go to the market, they should choose seven-hole lotus root or nine-hole lotus root according to their tastes to better satisfy their appetite.
Lotus root is the underground stem part of lotus. Lotus can be used all over the body. Lotus leaf, lotus flower, lotus seed and lotus stem have good edible and medicinal value. But when it comes to cooking, it belongs to lotus root festival, which is not only delicious, but also has high nutritional value.
Different from other underground tubers, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes and radishes. The underground tubers of lotus, that is, lotus root, are not only connected one section at a time, but can be as many as a dozen sections, and each section has many hollow holes.
As the name implies, seven-hole lotus root has seven holes in the node, and nine-hole lotus root has nine holes in the node. In addition, the lotus root node has 1 1 holes, which means that the lotus root node has 1 1 holes. However, there are few such lotus roots on the market, and the common ones are basically seven-hole lotus roots and nine-hole lotus roots.
As for the difference between seven-hole lotus root and nine-hole lotus root, there is little difference in nutritional value between them from the point of view of eating, but in taste, seven-hole lotus root is more powdery and glutinous, and nine-hole lotus root is more crisp and sweet.
This is easy to handle. You can judge whether it is a seven-hole lotus root or a nine-hole lotus root by carefully observing the skin of the lotus node.
Seven-hole lotus root is also called red lotus root among the people. It not only has red flowers, but also has reddish-brown or brownish-yellow skin, and the lotus root nodes are short and thick. Nine-hole lotus root is also called white lotus root among the people. Compared with red lotus root, its skin is much whiter and its lotus root nodes are slender. Just like these two, one is a man with five big and three thick, and the other is a white and slender woman.
That's not true either. When we count holes, we don't count the small holes in the center of the lotus root node, but only the holes around it. Some of them, maybe only seven or nine holes, while others, maybe in addition to the obvious seven or nine holes, have several tiny, almost closed holes, and these holes are usually not counted.
For example, the seven-hole lotus root is usually used to make soup because of its high starch content and sticky taste. The most common practice is lotus root sparerib soup. Compared with seven-hole lotus root, nine-hole lotus root has less starch content and more sugar and water, so it tastes crisp and sweet, and is mostly used to make cold lotus root slices and fried lotus root slices. Of course, how to eat any lotus root is not absolute, as long as it suits your own taste!
Hello, I'm chef Dong Zi. I think you can tell my occupation by my name. Yes, I'm a chef. Let me briefly talk about the difference between seven-hole lotus root and nine-hole lotus root. Seven-hole lotus root and nine-hole lotus root are different in appearance, taste, color and hardness. Seven-hole lotus root is also called safflower lotus root. The appearance of seven-hole lotus root is rough, and there are often many brown spots, and the skin color is often patches of brown spots. The whole looks very yellow. Nine-hole lotus root is silvery white in appearance, so it is commonly known as white lotus root. The appearance is fine and smooth, and the meat inside looks clean. It's bright and moist after washing. The outside color of seven-hole lotus root is dark, and the inside lotus root is dark after cutting, often with a little pink. After washing and cutting the lotus root with nine holes, there are no flaws in the appearance and the lotus root inside. It is worth noting that in order to improve their interests, illegal traders will bleach lotus roots with bleaching powder and then sell them at high prices. It is abnormal that the outside of such lotus root is whiter than the inside, even if it is a nine-hole lotus root. Look carefully when buying lotus roots, and never buy bleached lotus roots. The above paragraph can be searched online. In reality, we can also buy lotus roots according to these tips. Of course, the market supervision is very strong now, and most of these ingredients on the market are no problem. As far as our hotel is concerned, how to buy lotus roots? Let's see if it's pool lotus root or pit lotus root first. Generally, pond lotus roots are short and thick. This kind of lotus root is delicious, white and crisp, appetizing to make cold dishes like ginger lotus root slices, while the pit lotus root is usually very big and long, and the lotus root hole inside is also very big but brown. We usually use this lotus root to stew hot dishes such as ribs and croquettes. Well, I'll tell you this briefly. If you still don't understand, you can leave me a message and I will definitely reply to you. Thank you.
Not only children like to eat lotus root, but also many adults and old people like to eat lotus root. Lotus root is rich in nutritional value and suitable for all ages. Lotus root can not only be eaten as a home-cooked dish, but also be used as medicine to treat many diseases. Especially for patients with poor spleen and stomach and loss of appetite, eating lotus root can increase or decrease appetite, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach. Maybe careful people will find that we often buy lotus root, which has seven holes and nine holes. So which one is healthier? Onon: There's a big difference. Don't buy it wrong!
First, the value of lotus. 1, which is helpful to reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels, promote intestinal peristalsis, and prevent constipation and hemorrhoids. Fresh lotus root and ginger juice can also treat intestinal inflammation. 2. Lotus root is very useful for patients with iron deficiency anemia, which can play a good role in supplementing iron and effectively improve anemia symptoms. 3. Lotus root is full of treasures. Often eat can beauty beauty, acne. Therefore, if you are prone to get angry and get acne, eat more lotus roots, which can make our skin smoother.
Second, the difference between seven-hole lotus and nine-hole lotus. Seven-hole lotus root, which is short and thick in shape. If you eat it raw, you will feel obvious fiber texture and the taste is not so good. However, after a long time of cooking, this kind of lotus root tastes waxy and sweet. Therefore, the seven-hole lotus root is most suitable for soup, because its lotus root meat is soft and glutinous, which is very suitable for stew, and the umami taste can be perfectly boiled out. However, the cross section of the nine-hole lotus root has nine big holes, which are beige, longer than the seven-hole lotus root and crisp in taste. It is best to make hot and sour lotus root diced and lotus root slices, which are sweet and crisp when broken. Suitable for cold salad or stir-fry, with sufficient moisture, crisp and sweet taste and refreshing and delicious taste. No matter what kind of lotus root, its nutritional value is not much different, but its taste is quite different.
Third, how to clean the lotus root. To clean the silt of lotus root, first cut off the lotus root nodes at both ends, then cut the lotus root from the middle, rinse it with water along the lotus root hole, then pour a spoonful of white vinegar and half a spoonful of salt into the water, add the peeled lotus root, and soak it for 20 minutes to clean it. Or, cut one end of the lotus root, pour some starch water into the hole of the lotus root, cover the open end with your hand, shake it back and forth several times, and then rinse it twice with clear water. You know, starch has a strong adsorption and decontamination ability, and you can clean lotus roots!
Lotus root is a low-fat food with high nutritional value, which can be eaten raw, steamed, fried and made into soup. It also has the functions of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, cooling blood, stopping bleeding and nourishing spleen and lung, and has certain medicinal value. It is a good health food.
Seven-hole lotus root, also known as safflower lotus root, is pink, brown in appearance, short in shape and bitter when eaten raw; Nine-hole lotus root, also known as white lotus root, is white, with smooth skin and slender body. It is crisp, sweet and refreshing when eaten raw. The second and third lotus roots are old, so it's best to stew them. Other parts are too thick, only suitable for soup. We can also cut the lotus root horizontally and see that there are seven lotus holes and nine lotus holes on the side (the middle hole is not counted, and the small lotus hole is not counted).
There is little difference in nutrition between the two lotus roots. As long as it is fresh, it is suitable for simmering soup. However, the seven-hole lotus root has a high starch content and a soft and waxy taste, which is suitable for stewing, while the nine-hole lotus root has a low starch content and is crisp and juicy, which is more suitable for cold salad or stir-frying
Almost all the lotus roots bought in recent years are not pink. When winter comes, just drink lotus root soup when things are dry. So yesterday, I was unwilling to go to the market and bought a lotus root for seven yuan a catty, called Hubei. This pot almost completely subverts my previous understanding of seven holes and nine holes and all lotus root purchases.
This lotus root is ugly. The lotus root melon is not only round, but also very long. You wouldn't know it was a lotus root if it wasn't covered with mud, but it looks like a melon if you don't look carefully. It's like a crispy lotus root melon growing at the end of the lotus root, but it's almost as thick as the head and tail, so it's easy to feed when cutting. There were nine big holes when I cut it. This time, we can't count. We just drank soup without powder, but when it was cooked, we put it in our mouth and melted it with our tongue. That powder is not betel nut taro, but it is more delicious than betel nut taro.
It turns out that there are no absolutes in the world. After breakfast in the morning and at noon, I went to buy four more.
Granddaughter is on holiday and will come back at noon today. Although the soup was cooked for two days, she followed it for two days, but she was not tired of eating lotus root, and rarely ate lotus root as dinner.
The variety of lotus root has little to do with the number of holes. Lotus roots here are divided into shallow water lotus roots and deep water lotus roots, and the varieties of deep water lotus roots are also different. The best lotus root is white lotus root, which is produced in Jinan. This kind of lotus root is particularly delicious and crisp. No matter how it is cooked, it is delicious, and the cold salad is the best. But the disadvantage is that the yield is low, and one lotus root has three sections. Shallow water lotus is a new product cultivated in recent 89 years. The yield is very high, and each lotus root can have five or six knots, or even six or seven knots. The diameter is very thick. But the taste is soft and not delicious.
Simply put, seven holes are just a little powder, which is used to make soup.
What about the nine-hole one? They are used for cooking and cold dishes.
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There are seven-hole lotus roots and nine-hole lotus roots. I tell you from a very professional point of view that the seven-hole lotus root is as nutritious as the nine-hole lotus root and is very healthy. Let me explain the difference between seven-hole lotus root and nine-hole lotus root in cooking from the perspective of a chef.
Lotus root with nine holes
I. Nine-hole lotus root
The color of nine-hole lotus root is silvery white, and its moisture content is very high. It tastes very refreshing, so when we choose fried lotus root or cold lotus root slices, we choose nine-hole lotus root.
Second, seven-hole lotus root
Seven-hole lotus root is brown, with little water content and high starch content. It tastes very glutinous and powdery, and is suitable for making lotus root soup. Lotus root ribs soup cooked with seven-hole lotus root will be very rich.
Third, how to choose fresh lotus roots
1. The fresh lotus root will smell very fragrant, with the smell of lotus just blooming.
2. When buying, buy lotus roots with normal color, and don't buy lotus roots that look particularly white. This kind of lotus root has to be watched, it has no taste at all.
Fourthly, the production of lotus root ribs soup.
Ingredients: 7 kg of lotus root with seven holes, 3 kg of ribs, 2 kg of pig's trotters, 50g of peanuts, 30g of ginger slices and 5ml of white wine.
Exercise:
1. Blanch pork ribs and pig's trotters, then blanch them in cold water and fry them in a pot. When there is no water at the bottom of the pot, add white wine, salt and pepper to finish.
2. Slice the lotus root and make it into any shape you like.
3. Put the fried meat into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water and peanuts, boil for half an hour, then add lotus root and cook for about 2 hours, and add seasoning to serve.