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Offline Josh

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Lotus Root
« on: September 28, 2011, 04:11:47 pm »
Anyone had any experiences with lotus root?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera#Uses

I tried some cooked and thought it might be a good veg to eat raw. Would probably be a good idea to drop it in hot water for a couple of seconds to kill the parasites mentioned.
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Re: Lotus Root
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2011, 04:20:14 pm »
No experience of it, but by dropping it in hot water (even for a couple of seconds only) will cook it on surface. We've got to know whether we want to eat all raw or not.

In soon 25 years of 100% raw nutrition, I never experienced any trouble from a parasite - of course, avoiding food from too polluted environment.
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Re: Lotus Root
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2011, 04:22:54 pm »
I'm a bit wary of water borne parasites, sounds nasty. Who knows how our ancestors would have dealt with it, or if they would have avoided water roots?
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Re: Lotus Root
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2011, 03:02:50 am »
Veggies are hard to digest. Lotus root in small amounts is probably ok raw. You'll probably have trouble digesting it, if you eat very much at one time.
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