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Emma: Yes, lotus seeds are edible and are a common feature in East Asian Cuisine. Here in Taiwan, the seeds are utilize in a variety of ways. It can be ground to a paste and used in Chinese pastries or deserts as a filling or as texture enhancer. It can also be cooked in sugar and put in douhua (a kind of soybean pudding) as a sweet toppings.
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