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The
Chinese water chestnut (
Eleocharis dulcis;
synonyms E. equisetina, E. indica, E. plantaginea, E. plantaginoides, E. tuberosa, E. tumida), more often called simply the
water chestnut, is a grass-like
sedge grown for its edible
corms. It has tube-shaped, leafless green stems that grow to about 1.5 metres. The
water caltrop, which is also referred to by the same name, is unrelated and often confused with the water chestnut.
The Chinese water chestnut (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ;
hanyu pinyin: bíqí) is native to
China and is widely cultivated in flooded
paddy fields in southern China and parts of the
Philippines.
The small, rounded corms have a crispy white flesh and can be eaten raw, slightly boiled, grilled, pickled, or
tinned. They are a popular ingredient in Chinese dishes. In China, they're most often eaten raw, sometimes sweetened. They can also be ground into a
flour form used for making
water chestnut cake, which is common as part of
dim sum cuisine. They are unusual among vegetables for remaining crisp even after being cooked or canned. They do this because their cell walls are cross-linked and strengthened by certain
phenolic compounds, a property shared by other vegetables that remain crisp in this manner, including the
tiger nut and
lotus root.
The corms are rich in
carbohydrates (about 90 percent by dry weight), especially
starch (about 60 percent by dry weight), and are also a good source of
dietary fiber,
riboflavin,
vitamin B6,
potassium,
copper, and
manganese.
If eaten uncooked, the surface of the plants can transmit
Fasciolopsiasis.
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