藕就是莲、荷,原产在亚洲南部和澳洲,而以我国、印度及日本等地栽培历史最久,而且栽培也最广。我国栽培藕的地区,主要分布在中部和南部。藕为盛夏至冬季的良好蔬菜食品,还可远销海外。它是荷花地下茎的肥大部分,除作蔬食外,还可经过加工制成蜜饯和藕粉。它的种实(莲子)可供食用,又可加工制成蜜饯。蜜饯制品“糖莲藕”及“糖莲子”都是春节佳品之一。 Lotus lotus, Dutch, native in southern Asia and Australia, but in China, India and Japan, the oldest cultivation, but also the most widely cultivated. Lotus cultivation areas in our country, mainly in the central and southern parts. Lotus for the summer to winter, a good vegetable food, but also exported to overseas. It is a large part of the lotus root underground stems, except for vegetables, but also can be processed into candied fruit and lotus root starch. Its seed (lotus seeds) for food, but also processed into candied fruit. Candied products “sugar lotus” and “sugar lotus” are one of the Spring Festival share.