The softer kernels are shelled and then sold to local buyers who in turn sell them to housewives who utilize their tender flavors in preparing delectable soups.
吃菱角挺麻煩，牙口較差的人，還不容易對付它的硬殼。但年輕人興沖沖地當腹一咬，剝出的菱肉就有得嚼了。對於嫌麻煩或牙齒不好的人，生意人也自有招攬之道，他們去掉菱角中間部分的殼，買者只要捏著兩角，輕輕一剝即可。