Chef and restauranteur Cara Stadler is a huge fan of lotus root, the underwater Asian root vegetable known for its unusual, lace-like interior and sometimes for its bitter or, some say, swampy, flavor ...

Buddhists and Hindus have for a very long time extolled the symbolic virtues of the lotus. The giant flowers of this aquatic plant are known for their almost haunting beauty; they tower above the ...

One dish I crave around this time of the year is China’s Jiangsu province specialty known as “Lion’s Head” (shizitou). Large meatballs shaped to resemble the head of a lion are stewed with napa ...

What an amazingly versatile plant the lotus is. It's a three-course dinner in one plant. You can eat the roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seeds. Prepared roots and seeds are available in Asian ...

Lotus flowers blossom in June, while lotus roots ripen in August. As the autumn arrives, the harvest season for lotus roots is in full swing. In the Yellow River Beach Eco-Agricultural Industrial Park ...

A bird balances on the stem of a lotus flower, one of many blossoming in a park in Weifang city, East China's Shandong province, Aug 7, 2018. [Photo by Wang Jilin/Asianewsphoto] Lotus flowers are ...

Lotus root, the crisp, mildly sweet aquatic plant that’s ubiquitous in stir-fries and fried into chips, has traditional significance on Chinese New Year, as it’s said to allow new ventures to take ...