Lotus Seeds - Phnom Penh - General Tips & Advice Reviews
Lotus Seeds Travel Reviews
  Apr 03, 2007
You'll see a lot of these in South-East Asia but people never really know what they are called (at least not the several people I asked).
General Info: Basically the lotus flower grows in the water. After it blooms, the petals fall off and the "bud"(sorry I don't know the technical terms) with all the seeds starts to grow. To Eat: Break it open and take out the little pods. There is a soft shell covering the little seeds so you'll need to peel that too. Oh, and don't bother with the small ones. There isn't anything in there! These things taste very similar to fresh peas, although they have a much milder taste. We usually paid 1000 riel (~$0.25USD) for a stick of 4 "buds". Also if you happen to be venturing off to Wat Phnom (in Phnom Penh) you can feed these to the monkeys! They love it!  Part of the Cambodia - April 2007 travel blog
Lotus seed "bud"
Lotus seed pod
Yummy! So tasty!
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