Plants that are common and desired in one area of the world may have a completely different reputation elsewhere, and that's ...

should not be confused with water caltrops (Trapa natans), which are also occasionally referred to as water chestnuts. Water caltrops have a distinctive shape resembling bats or buffalo heads and ...

Famous local specialities are lotus seeds, water caltrops, dried Diaozi fish, salted duck eggs, wild lotus flour, wild lotus seed flour, wild lotus seed juice, and lotus seed core tea.