夏末秋初，走在長沙市區(qū)靠近菜場的大街小巷,，總能看見坐在路旁剝蓮蓬的小販,。此季正是采摘蓮蓬的旺季，也是吃蓮子的最佳時(shí)節(jié),。這個(gè)時(shí)節(jié)的蓮蓬,，顆粒飽滿，蓮子肉質(zhì)清甜鮮嫩,，可當(dāng)作“小水果”直接生吃,。除了鮮食，還有各色蓮藕食物大量端上了長沙人的餐桌,，在長沙一些黑珍珠餐廳,，蓮藕冰激凌、什錦荷花沙拉,、醋泡蓮子,、蓮子紅燒肉等都十分受人歡迎。

During the late summer and early autumn, you can always see vendors sitting on the roadside and peeling lotus seedpods while walking through the streets and alleys near wet markets in Changsha. It is the season for picking lotus seedpods and enjoying lotus seeds. At this season, the lotus seedpods are plump and taste sweet and tender as "small fruits". In addition to eating raw lotus root, many dishes made with lotus root are served at the tables of Changsha people. In some Black Pearl Restaurants in Changsha, dishes such as lotus root ice cream, assorted lotus salad, vinegar-soaked lotus seeds and braised pork with lotus seeds are very popular among diners.