Izimpande ze-lotus ezidayisiwe, okuyisithako esijwayelekile, ziyanda emakethe yezinsiza zokudla emhlabeni wonke, ikakhulukazi ekudleni kwase-Asia. Kodwa-ke, izinhlobo ezahlukene zempande ye-lotus zibonisa umehluko omkhulu ekunambithekeni, ekusetshenzisweni, nezindlela zokupheka, okunomthelela ngokuqondile ekusetshenzisweni kwazo nasekuthuthukisweni kwemakethe yamazwe ngamazwe.
Okokuqala, impande ye-lotus okusuka kuyo impande ye-lotus edayisiwe{0}}impahla eluhlaza yempande ye-lotus edayiwe{1}}ihlukaniswe ngokuyinhloko ibe izinhlobo ezimbili: impande ye-lotus ethambile kanye nempande ye-lotus e-crispy. Impande ye-lotus ethambile inokwakheka okurhaxayo kanye nokuqukethwe isitashi esiphezulu, okubonisa isakhiwo esinezimbotshana esihlukile lapho isikwa. Uma isivuthiwe, iba nokuthamba okuthambile, okuyenza ifanelekele isitshulu noma ama-dessert. Lolu hlobo lwempande ye-lotus edayisiwe ludumile ezimakethe zaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia naseMpumalanga Ephakathi, ngokuvamile lusetshenziselwa isobho elinomsoco noma ukugcwaliswa kophudingi. Ngokuphambene, impande ye-lotus e-crispy inesikhumba esibushelelezi, esimanzi kanye nesigaba esibucayi-sesiphambano. Igcina umumo oshisayo uma idliwa ingaphekiwe noma ngemva kokupheka kafushane, okuyenza ilungele amasaladi abandayo, ukugoqa{8}}okuthosiwe, noma ukunyakazisa okusheshayo{9}}okuthosiwe. Abathengi baseYurophu naseNyakatho Melika bakhetha impande ye-lotus e-crispy ngoba ihlangabezana nokuthanda kwabo ukunambitheka okulula.
Okwesibili, indlela yokusika iphinde ibe nomthelela ekugcineni-ukusetshenziswa kwayo. Ama-cubes amancane, afanayo alungele ukupheka futhi amunca umhluzi ngokugcwele. Amakhyubhu amakhulu agcina ukuthungwa okuqinile futhi afanele ibhodwe elishisayo noma ukugcoba. Ukuhlukanisa ngokucacile ukucaciswa nokusetshenziswa kwezimpande ze-lotus ezidayisiwe ochungechungeni lokuhlinzeka ngokuphakela kwamazwe ngamazwe kusiza ukwenza izitsha zifane.
Ukwengeza, inani lokudla okunomsoco wezimpande ze-lotus ezidayisi zizenza ukukhetha okudumile kokudla okunempilo. Inothe nge-fiber yokudla kanye nama-trace elements, izimpande ze-lotus ezidayisi zihlangabezana nesidingo sabathengi somhlaba wonke sokudla-okunamafutha amancane,{2}}okuphezulu okunomsoco. Embonini yezohwebo yamazwe ngamazwe, ukuqonda izici ezihlukahlukene kanye nokuhambisana kokupheka kwezimpande ze-lotus ezidayisi kungasiza abahlinzeki ukuthi bahlangabezane kangcono nezidingo zemakethe ezihlukahlukene futhi bakhuthaze ukuhwebelana kwamazwe ngamazwe kwemikhiqizo yezimpande ze-lotus.
