enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Lotus seed - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_seed

   A lotus seed or lotus nut is the seed of plants in the genus Nelumbo, particularly the species Nelumbo nucifera. The seeds are used in Asian cuisine and traditional medicine . Mostly sold in dried, shelled form, the seeds are rich in protein , B vitamins , and dietary minerals .

3. Nelumbo nucifera - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera

   Lotus seeds can be processed into fillings for moon cake, lotus seed noodles and food in the forms of paste, fermented milk, rice wine, ice cream, popcorn (phool makhana), and others, with lotus seeds as the main raw material. Traditional Chinese medicine claims that fresh lotus seed wine has thirst-quenching, spleen-healing, and anti-diarrheal ...

4. Oldest viable seed - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_viable_seed

   The second oldest viable seed recorded is a 1,300-year-old sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) recovered from a dry lake bed in northeastern China in 1995. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] A previously unknown species of Commiphora , possibly the source of the biblical medicinal extract tsori , was successfully germinated from a single seed in 2010 and carbon-dated to ...

5. Lotus seed paste - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_seed_paste

   Lotus paste is used in Chinese cuisine as a filling for mooncake, baozi, and other sweet pastries. Another common use of lotus paste is as a filling for lotus seed buns, a dim sum item. [citation needed] Due to the high price of lotus seeds, commercially prepared lotus pastes may also contain white kidney bean paste as its filler. There are ...

6. Nelumbo - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo

   Nelumbo / n ɪ ˈ l ʌ m b oʊ / [2] is a genus of aquatic plants with large, showy flowers.Members are commonly called lotus, though the name is also applied to various other plants and plant groups, including the unrelated genus Lotus.

7. What Does the Lotus Flower Symbolize, Exactly? Experts Reveal ...

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/does-lotus-flower...

   Lotus flower. The sacred lotus flower is an aquatic perennial plant that typically blooms vibrant petals of pink and white shades. It is one of the most beautiful plants to look at, but the lotus ...

8. Seed Starting on a Budget Series: Choosing What to Grow - AOL

   www.aol.com/seed-starting-budget-series-choosing...

   Browsing a seed catalog or shopping at a local plant nursery can be overwhelming. Especially for a new gardener! I still have a tough time making selections.

9. Lotus seed bun - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_seed_bun

   Lotus seed paste is a traditional Chinese cooking ingredient, [2] commonly used as a sweet pastry filling, such as in Lotus seed mooncakes. [3] Lotus seed paste was used as a filling for sweet buns by Cantonese chefs, and rose to prominence sold as a form of dim sum. [4] More recently lotus seed buns have become less popular, being sold at ...