Anyone who has been to the Okavango Delta is likely to have noticed that water lilies crop up and pop up everywhere. Water lilies grow and spread vegetatively by means of an ever growing creeping rhizome. These rhizome makes a delicious and flavorsome flour when dried and pounded. The flour when baked makes crispy delicious pancakes. The young leaves and flower buds, if well prepared, make a scrumptious vegetable side dish and the seeds may be eaten fried or raw.