Ever Eaten Lotus?

[The Gentleman Scamp]

I swear I tried it in Vietnam about three years ago and it was quite nice, but I bought a bunch of these strange conical pods yesterday for 10bt and the seeds embedded in the stringy flesh tasted like battery acid.

One of the cones was brown and withered so maybe I had a duff bunch?

Either way, not trying that again, it's going straight in the bin with the durian and that oversized, bland, pithy relative of the grapefruit.

[pnustedt]

My wife cooks them in soups and stews. Pretty bland if eaten on their own. She seems to think there's a cure for everything - I'm sure the lotus cones cure something but can't remember what (so can't be the memory).

She also harvests the stalks and cooks them after taking the stringy bits off.

The cones seem to feature in a few Cantonese dishes in HK also.

[dutch]

Eat it just 2 weeks ago as filling in a dimsum.

Pretty good.

I am also fund of the Som Oh.

Thai quality much better than the Indonesian.

[rainman]

never eaten lotus, but i did eat a cheeseburger once or twice ...

[Thetyim]

" and the seeds embedded in the stringy flesh tasted like battery acid."

How do you know, do you drink that as well ?

[eyespan]

I swear I tried it in Vietnam about three years ago and it was quite nice, but I bought a bunch of these strange conical pods yesterday for 10bt and the seeds embedded in the stringy flesh tasted like battery acid.

Did you eat it raw? I eat it all the time in soups cooked with pork ribs but the seeds are removed. Also found as filling in all those "mooncakes"

[rainman]

I swear I tried it in Vietnam about three years ago and it was quite nice, but I bought a bunch of these strange conical pods yesterday for 10bt and the seeds embedded in the stringy flesh tasted like battery acid.

Did you eat it raw? I eat it all the time in soups cooked with pork ribs but the seeds are removed. Also found as filling in all those "mooncakes"

reminds me at the conversation a while ago about removing strawberry seeds.

[eyespan]

Sorry, just checked with my girl, its the stalks that she cooks with the pork ribs. Its supposed to have some herbal value according to her.

[p1p]

I swear I tried it in Vietnam about three years ago and it was quite nice, but I bought a bunch of these strange conical pods yesterday for 10bt and the seeds embedded in the stringy flesh tasted like battery acid.

One of the cones was brown and withered so maybe I had a duff bunch?

Either way, not trying that again, it's going straight in the bin with the durian and that oversized, bland, pithy relative of the grapefruit.

Eat em all the time. Delicious nutty flavour.

Looks like you didn't peel the seeds or you would probably have enjoyed them.