Lotus root powder

Lotus root powder is a time-honored traditional Chinese nourishing food, whose ingredients include lotus root powder, sweet osmanthus and so on. It is highly nutritious with good medical effect. Packed as instant food, it is ready to drink. Add some boiling water to the powder and stirred it until it becomes translucent. Then you will find it soft and tasty.

As a specialty among various lotus root powders, West Lake Lotus Root Powder is a famous product of Hangzhou Province. In history, it used to be sent to the imperial household as a tribute. The lotus root is reduced to tiny slices or granular powder. White tinted with red in color, the Powder is produced mainly in the areas from outside Genshan Gate of Hangzhou to Tangxi Town of Yuhang County. In particular, the powder produced by Sanjia Village, Zhanqiao Town of Yuhang County is the most popular; therefore West Lake Lotus Root Powder is also called "Sanjia Village Lotus Root Powder". The prepared drink is a transparent, fine and easy-to-digest tonic in light red color. Its medical effects include promoting the secretion of saliva and clearing away heat, stimulating the appetite and restoring the lung as well as treating yin deficiency and nourishing the blood. Therefore, it is especially good for the infant, the elderly and the sick. At present, West Lake Lotus Root Powder has become a valuable drink to treat guests and a precious gift for relatives and friends. Well received all over China, it is also exported to Southeast Asian countries, Hong Kong and Macao.

                                             藕粉

藕粉是中国历史悠久的传统滋养品。其中的主要成分有藕粉，甜桂花等等。它营养丰富，而且还有很好的药用效果。藕粉被包装成速溶食品，想喝的时候随时都可以喝。加入开水，然后慢慢搅拌成透明色，这时你会发现藕粉既润滑又可口。

作为众多藕粉品牌中的招牌，西湖藕粉是浙江省有名的特产。历史上它曾作为贡品进献到皇宫。莲藕通常被加工成藕片或者藕粉。白白的藕粉略带一点红色，这种藕粉主要产于从杭州的艮山门外到余杭县的塘栖镇这一片区域。 特别的是只有余杭县詹桥镇三家村生产的藕粉才是最受欢迎的。因此西湖藕粉也叫做三家村藕粉。这种速溶饮品呈透明色，但是还略带一点浅红，不仅滋补而且易消化。它的药用作用主要有促进唾液分泌，清火，增进食欲，养肺治疗阴虚和补血。因此藕粉对婴儿，老人和病人都很有好处。如今，西湖藕粉已经成了招待客人的珍贵饮品，也是赠送亲朋好友的最佳礼品。不仅在国内很受欢迎，它还出口到了东南亚各国，以及香港和澳门。