Water chestnut

Water chestnut
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Eleocharis
Species:
E. dulcis
Binomial name
Eleocharis dulcis

The Chinese water chestnut (or water chestnut) is a plant, Eleocharis dulcis.

The corms of the plant are the water chestnuts. It has a crispy white flesh and can be eaten raw, slightly boiled, grilled, pickled, or tinned. This plant comes from China. They are grown in flooded paddy fields.


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