How to Eat Edible Flowers
Introduce flowers into your diet gradually. If you have
allergies, try one species at a time. Eat only the petals on
most edible flowers. (Violets, pansies and Johnny-jump-ups
are exceptions.)
Just before eating, remove interior flower parts such as the
pistils and stamen. These can taste bitter, and the pollen
may cause allergic reactions in susceptible people.
Flowers may taste differently next year or at the end of the
season. Weather, fertilization and soil types can all affect a
flower’s taste.
When cooking with flowers, match the flavors to your
recipes. Sweet violas and floral scented roses, for instance,
bring an old-fashioned taste to cakes and cookies.
Cucumber-flavored borage and peppery nasturtiums add
spicy zing to crisp salads or cold soups.
Introduce flowers into your diet gradually. If you have
allergies, try one species at a time. Eat only the petals on
most edible flowers. (Violets, pansies and Johnny-jump-ups
are exceptions.)
Just before eating, remove interior flower parts such as the
pistils and stamen. These can taste bitter, and the pollen
may cause allergic reactions in susceptible people.
Flowers may taste differently next year or at the end of the
season. Weather, fertilization and soil types can all affect a
flower’s taste.
When cooking with flowers, match the flavors to your
recipes. Sweet violas and floral scented roses, for instance,
bring an old-fashioned taste to cakes and cookies.
Cucumber-flavored borage and peppery nasturtiums add
spicy zing to crisp salads or cold soups.
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| Published in Gardening How-To Magazine, May/June 2007 |
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