莲属多年生大型水生草本植物,在我国栽培已约有3000年的历史,并以长江三角洲、珠江三角洲、洞庭湖、太湖等地为主要产区。莲的用途广泛,莲子为上等食品,莲梗、莲蓬均可入药,莲藕可鲜食,也可加工制蜜饯和藕粉,荷叶可作为包装材料。莲藕供应期很长,早藕能在蔬菜伏缺时上市;老藕从白露开始供应到翌年清明,是解决秋冬 Linnaeus large perennial aquatic herbaceous plants, cultivation in our country has about 3000 years of history, and the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Dongting Lake, Taihu Lake and other places as the main producing areas. Lotus uses a wide range of lotus seeds for the finest food, lotus stems, lotus can be used as medicine, lotus root can be fresh, but also processing system candied fruit and lotus root starch, lotus leaf can be used as packaging materials. Lotus root supply period is very long, early lotus can be listed in the market when the lack of vegetables; lotus roots from the beginning of the supply to the Ching Ming, is to solve the fall and winter