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The lotus flower is sacred, beautiful, amenable to artistry, and quite tasty. It's planted along the side of the road (the tender blossom above was in a concrete tub along the side of the road as I walked to Wat Sala Daeng), in the canals, in the school pond, and floating down the rivers.
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There are many different varieties of lotus, mainly pink, white or lavender, with pointy petals or rounded, blooms ranging in size from two to six inches in diameter. The leaves can be over a foot in diameter, and lotus gardens can spread over a whole "back yard" of water.
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Flower-folding is quite an art in Thailand; the lotus blooms above were for sale in the flower market. Yes, they are real blossoms, each petal carefully folded back to reveal the central disc of green. These are for use in the temples, as offerings on the altar. The swan vase of lotus flowers is in a temple, sitting at the feet of Buddha.
Flower-folding is quite an art in Thailand; the lotus blooms above were for sale in the flower market. Yes, they are real blossoms, each petal carefully folded back to reveal the central disc of green. These are for use in the temples, as offerings on the altar. The swan vase of lotus flowers is in a temple, sitting at the feet of Buddha.
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The lotus fruits (that central disc after the petals fall off) are for sale in the food market. And the lotus stem is also edible. Those are my fingers showing the cross section; Boom cooked the stems in a soup and I ate them--delicious.
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