Cooking with flowers
@allknowing (141016)
India
October 12, 2015 3:05am CST
The last time we had this Master Chef for kids there was a day dedicated to cooking with flowers. The dishes that were turned out were fascinating. Little did I know that I have those flowers that are edible growing in my garden such as hibiscus, ixora marigold roses..........
Have you experimented with flowers? .
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
12 Oct 15
@allknowing You also need to remember to peel a cactus first because the peel can be a little harsh on the tongue.
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@allknowing (141016)
• India
12 Oct 15
@Asylum You are right. Unless we know the procedure one should go slow on this but flowers do have health properties.
@allknowing (141016)
• India
12 Oct 15
It was fascinating to watch those kids using flowers to create great food. The only point I had in mind was to look for flowers that were not sprayed with pesticides.
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@allknowing (141016)
• India
12 Oct 15
I too have many edible flowrs but have never tried to eat them or cook them
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@KnehKnah (3584)
• Philippines
12 Oct 15
@allknowing Neither I, my friend. Maybe I will search on this.
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@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
26 Aug 17
Have not experimented yet but did the research and know where to get the recipes. When I was a kid I used to pick our hibiscus flowers out of our garden, tear off the petals, and suck out the nectar. What a cruel thing to do to such a beautiful flower. 
@allknowing (141016)
• India
27 Aug 17
Thank you for bringing back my old discussion. Sadly we are cruel to plants, flowers and trees. They I am told feel the pain.
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@allknowing (141016)
• India
12 Oct 15
I was only wondering about harvesting them before they are sprayed. It is best therefore not to buy flowers but use whatever one finds in one's garden.
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@LadyDuck (472495)
• Switzerland
13 Oct 15
@allknowing I only use the flowers of my garden, just to be sure that they are not sprayed with pesticides.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
12 Oct 15
Indeed I have! I particularly like to add nasturtium flowers to salads, they're colorful and have a nice peppery tang. Another favorite is stuffed squash blossoms. So yummy.
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@Mounicar (240)
• Hyderabad, India
12 Oct 15
I have tried cooking with zucchini flowers and it turned out well. I never used hibiscus though.
@allknowing (141016)
• India
12 Oct 15
But zucchini is a vegetable Vegetable flowers are normally used but these garden flowers being edible is something new I learnt.
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@Mounicar (240)
• Hyderabad, India
12 Oct 15
@allknowing oh I never tried anything with garden flowers
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 15
I experimented with Ixora when I was around 6 or 7 because we had a lot of those at my grandparents' house. I tried Hibiscus tea before but never tried cooking them.
