What does "lotus + root" mean?

Growing up, my mom cooked me numerous lotus root dishes. Lotus root, a rhizome and root vegetable from which lotus flowers emerge, is a common ingredient in various Asian cuisines. It has funny holes, barely any taste, and a crispy yet starchy texture reminiscent of a cross between potato and radish. My mom's stir fries and hearty bone broths with lotus root became some of my most cherished favorites. Chances are, my mom shoved a large container of lotus root soup in my hands just last week. In the past few years, I've developed a profound connection to my Chinese and Vietnamese culture and identity and am finding deep solace in foods nostalgic to me. Food is very much an entire love language in Asian cultures and because of this, I wanted to inject one love into another love. I established lotus + root, LLC, drawing a direct connection to my roots (literally).