Dried Lotus Seed Broken Pieces Lian Zi Zi 500g Culinary Herb for Soup Congee and Brewing

Dried Lotus Seed broken pieces, known in TCM as Lian Zi (莲子), from Nelumbo nucifera. These dried seed fragments are a common culinary and traditional herbal ingredient, valued in TCM for a sweet and astringent flavor with associations to the spleen, kidney, and heart channels. Traditionally used in soups, congee, and herbal preparations, they are also suitable as a raw material for home brewing or grinding into lotus seed powder. Store in a cool dry place and consult a qualified practitioner before therapeutic use.

Key Selling Points

• Dried lotus seed broken pieces sold as a practical culinary-grade agricultural product
• Botanical source Nelumbo nucifera known in TCM as Lian Zi (莲子)
• Sun-dried processing with a 12-month shelf life under normal room-temperature storage
• Versatile raw material for soups, congee, herbal decoctions, brewing, and powder milling
• Sourced from Anhui province and packed in a 500g unit

Quality & Sensory

Broken lotus seed pieces typically show an off-white to pale ivory color with firm, starchy texture. They carry a mild, fresh botanical aroma, and when simmered they typically turn soft and tender with a gentle, subtly sweet and slightly starchy taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into sweet soups and desserts with rock sugar or red dates
• Cook into rice congee and grain porridges
• Add to herbal decoctions and slow-cooked soups
• Use as a raw material for home brewing or fermentation
• Grind into lotus seed powder for baking and drinks

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, lotus seed is traditionally associated with nourishing the spleen and kidney and calming the heart, and it appears in classic congee and soup preparations. Traditionally, the seeds are simmered with red dates, longan, or white fungus in sweet soups, or cooked with rice and grains in restorative porridges. Broken pieces are also a folk favorite for home brewing and for milling into powder for daily culinary use.

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