Comments on: Lotus Root & Asparagus Salad a la Marketman

By: Joy

Joy — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:06:30 +0000

i’ve only know lotus root to be cooked chinese style into a soup with beef or pork bones as the stock and its totally yummy and my mom used to put in peanuts too (skin on). its addictive! hehe!. but i never knew that lotus root could be eaten raw that’s new hehe. thanks MM.

By: starbuxadix

starbuxadix — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:15:53 +0000

Nice plating, it makes me wanna eat veggies..

By: joey

joey — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:57:35 +0000

That looks magnificent! I have been coming across more and more blog entries using lotus root…all from overseas…now this! Hooray! Now I can start trying them :)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:21:20 +0000

lee, weekend construction games… connie, the thai peanut dressing or Indonesian version is a good idea! Danney, I have never eaten upo raw…hmmm, sounds interesting. Maria Clara, the shape of the lotus root was truly stunning on its own!

By: lee

lee — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:19:06 +0000

food as architecture.

By: connie

connie — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:34:55 +0000

Absoulutely gorgeous plating! If the sesame style dressing wasn’t that great. Maybe you could do a bit of fusion cooking and use thai peanut dressing instead. I’ve seen this kind of dressing use more and more in some Japanese restaurants and actually tastes better than ginger dressing or wasabi dressing.

By: danney

danney — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 01:25:43 +0000

Hello MarkeMan, you should try upo and patola cut into julienne or thinly sliced mixed with lettuce or carrot or singkamas with vinagrette or thousand island dressing. It is tasty particularly when it is chilled.

By: Maria Clara

Maria Clara — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:30:58 +0000

Your plating is stunning! The lotus roots capture all the beauty like a shining star and of course the asparagus added more appeal to the salad and taste. Brilliant idea. Where is the sake???