Jak ji poznat

Commodity identity

ACFS lists รากบัว (lotus tuber) as Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.; botanically the edible "root" is the enlarged underground rhizome/storage stem.

Appearance

Segmented swollen underground rhizome; cut cross-sections have the characteristic ring of large air channels typical of lotus rhizome.

Jedlá část: oddenek / rhizome

Jak chutná

Sensory

Peer-reviewed Nelumbo nucifera rhizome work distinguishes crisp, refreshing/high-water types from starchier types that become softer or more mealy/sticky; therefore one texture description cannot be universalized across cultivars and cooking methods.

Jak se jí a připravuje

Kasetsart University uvádí oddenek bัวหลวง jako potravinovou zeleninu; zmiňuje salát, syrovou zeleninu k dipům a kandovanou úpravu. Produkční návod bude zúžen na běžnou thajskou praxi po dalším kulinárním auditu.

Použití v kuchyni

• zeleninová surovina
• saláty
• vařená jídla
• sladké/kandované úpravy

V thajské kuchyni

• Nam Rak Bua

Sezóna a dostupnost

Developmental reference

A Thai Department of Agriculture lotus-root production project (2565–2567 research programme) records root harvest at about 300 days after planting in its trial protocol. Earlier DOA work also found harvest age affects root/rhizome yield and identified a longer optimum for a specific Satun 28 line in Phatthalung.

Kde se pěstuje

Příklady oblastí

Phatthalung, Sisaket

Kde koupit

Guidance

A current Thai supermarket catalogue has a fresh product listing named รากบัว / Chinese Lotus Root. Use this only as a practical example that the commodity is sold through modern retail; exact origin and stock at a given branch/time must be checked on the retailer page.

Channel

modern retail / fresh produce

Live inventory

ne

Skladování

Guidance

Exact Nelumbo nucifera postharvest studies comparing low and ambient temperatures show that 4 °C delays water loss and texture deterioration relative to warmer storage.