Water Chestnut

Water chestnut may refer to either of two plants (both sometimes used in Chinese cuisine):

  • The Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis), eaten for its crisp corm
  • The Water caltrop (Trapa natans), eaten for its starchy seed

Famous quotes containing the word water:

    “I pray thee, cease thy counsel,
    Which falls into mine ears as profitless
    As water in a sieve.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)