lotus seeds can be eaten raw or cooked into a soup, crystallised with sugar
to make sweets, or made into a sweet paste to fill Chinese moon
cakes."
Lotus seeds, sometimes referred to as 'lotus nuts' have a slightly
piquant taste and can be bought from any grocery store. Lun Wong
writes in her book Food for the Seasons: Eat Well and Stay Healthy
the Traditional Chinese Way, "lotus seeds support the kidney, treat
diarrhea and help poor appetite."

Lotus seeds are made of 20 percent protein and are usually used in a
dry form. Like lotus petals, lotus seeds also help improve lung health,
kidney functioning and digestion and are undeniably nourishing. They
soothe and re-boot the nervous system and cure insomnia.