This week's look at what's new, bountiful or mysterious in the produce aisles. From the muddy bottom of ponds and rice paddies in Southeast Asia comes the lotus rhizome -- the tuber-like, ...

Lotus root, or kamal kakdi, is a whitish, hard vegetable that has a chalky flavour unless it is prepared properly. The highly nutritious superfood is available all throughout India, but it is ...

Lotus root, the edible rhizome of the lotus plant (Nelumbo nucifera), is a prized ingredient in traditional Asian cuisines and Ayurvedic medicine. With its crunchy texture and mild, slightly sweet ...