By Zheng Chengfeng Hangzhou Daily

Yesterday, more than 40 Japanese tourists from a food enterprise in Kobe came to Hangzhou from Shanghai just for the purpose to taste the West Lake lotus root starch.

Before then, they have heard of that there is a kind of food in Hangzhou tasted alike the potato paste eaten by the Japanese people, and it is very delicious, so they have specially required to arrange the schedule of visiting the enterprise in Hangzhou when they tour to China this time. Before leaving, except for the lotus root starch given by the hosts, each of them has bought 50 boxes of the lotus root starch for their relatives and friends.