1.   He went straight for a stack of lotus root, a creamy peach vegetable shaped like a gourd that is sliced and used much like a potato.

2.   I sit each one on a half-slice of lotus root and lightly dust it with cornstarch instead of flour.

3.   She also includes tonics like lotus root cooler and a formula for hangovers made with pueraria flowers.

4.   She demystifies ingredients from lotus root to bonito flakes in an excellent glossary.

5.   Sweet lotus root is an excellent appetizer.

6.   Thick rare slices of duck breast are topped with fried lotus root and served with the leg, which has been braised in a mild curry.

7.   But it provides the necessary flavour to enhance the sweetness of the prawns, which are served with kai lan and deepfried lotus roots.