Its such a rip off that flowers don’t taste good
Spoken like a woman who’s never used garlic blossom in a stirfry, had an elderflower fritter or used Calendula and Nasturtium in a salad.
I have not but im going to now
Add pics of the tasty flowers plz
garlic blossoms (allium) balls of tiny flowers, may be white to deep purple. literally just the flowering head of the garlic you use in food. it tastes like garlic. but colorful.
elderflower, the blossom of the elderberry bush. can be battered and fried. excellent with elderberry syrup or honey. tastes fruity with a tiny hint of anise. also good in teas and sweets.
Calendula, also known as pot marigold. (please, verify you’re using pot marigold, not regular marigold. calendula is actually a daisy.) tastes similarish to bell pepper, sans crunch. leaves are also edible. should be grown with broadleaf plantain:
as a poultices of calendula and plantain can be used to rapidly heal small cuts and scrapes, and are also helpful for other dermatitis. don’t use it on deep wounds though, as it can and will cause the surface skin to heal before the underlying tissues. all of broadleaf plantain is also edible. if bitter.
Nasturtium ranges in color from bright yellow to deep red. it’s peppery and very slightly spicy.
Personally I love squash blossoms stuffed with ricotta and fried in a pan. Not ideal if you also want to harvest squash, though.
i thought allium was made up for minecraft. good to know it tastes good irl
Hibiscus flowers when dried and blended into a powder make a great ass tea. Though it tastes similiar to koolaid when made with just sugar. With cinnamon or all spice.. Fuck yea fam!
Dandelion greens are delicious in a fresh salad. Peppery and crisp tasting. The yellow flowers are also delicious in different ways. Fresh in a salad, battered and fried, dried in tea, and both leaves and flowers can be used in similar ways to spinach when cooked.
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And now I’m friggin hungry. Xp
Violets taste a lot like a sweeter version of lettuce.
Stock flowers taste like butter, and were frequently enjoyed by Thomas Jefferson.
Fuchsia petals taste like mustard (though the sepals taste like rubber tire).
Carnations have a deep, spicy flavor. Not the bright pepper of a nasturtium — more like cloves.
Chrysanthemums taste like an herbal honey. You can sometimes find syrup and tea in Asian markets.
Tuberous begonias are absolutely tropical! They all have a tangy, citrus flavor, but the intensity of it changes with the color; the white ones taste like apricot and the orange and yellow ones are could sub in for lemon zest.
Black locust flower is rather indescribable, taste wise. It’s very floral, a little like sugar peas and a little like white wine.
