As a big foodie, in China, there are too many flowers that can be eaten, and if you want to speak, you can't finish it for three days and three nights.
Acacia flowers (black locust, acacia).
Sophora can be said to be one of the most widely spread edible flowers, and it is spread in North China, Central China, and East China. The most common way to eat it is to wrap it in noodles and steam it: wash the fresh acacia flowers, put them in the batter and stir well, spread them into thin cakes and steam them, and eat them with garlic paste.
Pumpkin flowers
Pumpkins, zucchini and other melons are common all over the world as food, in fact, their flowers can also be used as food. Pumpkin flowers are sweet and delicious, and there are many ways to eat them, such as frying, stir-frying, boiling soup, and stuffing.
Kapok
When it comes to making soup, it must be Guangdong. In Guangdong, there are so many ingredients that can be used to make soup, and of course, there are also all kinds of flowers, and kapok is one of them. Kapok Pork Bone Soup: Soak the dried kapok in water and cook it with adzuki beans, pork bones, and carrots. Cantonese people generally make this soup in spring to "dispel dampness".
Sword Flower (Measuring Ruler, Overlord Flower).
The sword flower is the flower of dragon fruit, and it is also a popular flower for Cantonese people to make soup today. Peanut Sword Flower Chicken Feet Soup: Dried sword flowers, peanuts, and chicken feet are boiled together, which has the effects of nourishing blood and promoting lactation, invigorating blood and stopping bleeding, and strengthening muscles and bones.
Osmanthus
Osmanthus can be said to be a classic in edible flowers, because of its rich aroma, from ancient times to the present, the way to eat osmanthus is more particular, and it is generally used to make soups and pastries. Osmanthus sweet wine stuffed with balls, osmanthus tea, and osmanthus cake are all more delicate drinks or snacks.
When it comes to eating flowers, there is another province that has to be said, that is, Yunnan, Yunnan is known as the kingdom of flowers, according to the survey, in Yunnan, there are 140 kinds of plant flowers that can be eaten, roses, pumpkin flowers, fire flowers, butterfly pea flowers, plantain flowers, bitter vine flowers, stone zizi ......and so onI'll have a chance to talk about it later.