Water chestnut can be seen everywhere in the Dongting Lake area in August each year.
This is the fruit of the Ling family, an annual herbaceous aquatic plant Ling. It has a crispy skin and beautiful meat. It can be cooked and eaten by peeling the shell or porridge. It is a common natural food on the table of the people in the lake area.
The cultivation of water chestnut is very simple. In Datong Lake, Yiyang, Hunan, people plant wild water chestnut seedlings into ponds to manage the water quality. The water quality is well managed.
Water chestnut is rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids, multiple vitamins and trace elements. It has the effect of clearing heat and disinfecting. It is the taste of home that people in the lake area often miss.
(Yue Ziyan produced by Xu Gang and Fu Jingyi)
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]