Today, even in remote mountain villages in northern China, which lack suitable conditions for growing lotus, the local dry goods shop will also sell lotus seeds for eating. The rootstalk--which is hollow to help the roots in the mud to breathe--makes a great ingredient for a cooling salad.
即使北方山鄉古鎮，缺乏蓮田，雜貨鋪裡乾果水珍，一樣買得蓮子嘗。為了幫助泥底的根呼吸，荷莖中通外直、百節疏通，還是涼拌沙拉的好材料。