Lotus root or kamal kakdi is gaining popularity due to its high nutritional content. Here are the key health benefits that it provides and uncover how it aids in weight loss.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Farmers plant lotus roots in a pond in Zepan village in Xingtai, Hebei province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Zhang Shengqun has recently finished planting lotus roots across 2 hectares of ponds in ...

A popular ingredient in Chinese soup, lotus root is low in calories and fat - but high in fibre and various essential nutrients such as vitamin C, B-group vitamins, copper, iron, zinc and manganese.