According to my foodie friend, the secret of its goodness lay in the “uniquely crunchy texture” of the meatballs, which contained minced lotus root. The latter gave the tender meatballs just ...

It boasts the tell-tale delicate sweetness of the lotus root but leaves a bland, clean taste, according to aficionados. It takes about 800 kilograms of lotus roots to produce 1,800 bottles.