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, ...

In the height of the summer heat, the vast lotus ponds in Wangjiangjing town, Zhejiang province, stretch out in an endless sea of green. Amid the rippling emerald waters, delicate pink blossoms ...

Lotus plants grow wild mainly in the temperate and subtropical zones of the Northern hemisphere and are thought to have been cultivated in Japan since the Nara period (710–94). The pedestal for Buddha ...

Discover the savory crunch of Lotus Root Kinpira, a simple and delicious Japanese dish made with renkon (lotus root) stir-fried in a sweet and savory sauce. Perfect as a side dish or snack, it's ...

Bring a small pot of water to boil. Add lotus root slices and blanch 3-5 minutes. Drain. Place in glass container. Combine dressing ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar; pour over lotus root. Cover ...

The direction of auxin transport changes in gravistimulated roots, causing auxin accumulation in the lower side of horizontally reoriented roots. This study found that auxin was similarly involved in ...

Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins constitute a large family of transcriptional regulators in plants. Although they have been shown to play important roles in a wide variety of developmental ...

From posh lotus root crisps to a dose of 'Happiness' with a new cold pressed smoothie offering and a new fishy take on the traditional German 'hangover breakfast', here is FoodNavigator's weekly ...