The long history of China's edible flowers
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1. Edible
China has a long history of edible flowers. As early as the Tang Dynasty, people considered osmanthus cake and chrysanthemum cake as delicacies for banquets. In the Qing Dynasty's "Banquet of Flowers," detailed descriptions of the production methods of more than 20 kinds of flower foods were provided, such as osmanthus balls, jasmine soup, osmanthus scallops, jasmine chicken breast, chrysanthemum cake, and rock sugar lily bulb soup, which are considered to be powerful tonic agents and can also treat bronchitis, neurasthenia, and other conditions.
Chrysanthemum can be made into high-grade foods and dishes.梅花 can be made into candied fruits and jam. Osmanthus can be made into osmanthus sugar, pastries, osmanthus jam, and osmanthus wine. Many flower trees' fruits or bulbs can also be eaten raw. Fruits like pomegranate, kumquat, fig, grape, and mulberry, and underground stems and bulbs like lotus, lily, and Solomon's seal are all nutritious delicacies suitable for consumption.
Nutritional value of pollen: Pollen is the reproductive organ of seed plants, the male sperm cells, and is the exquisite material for the continuation of the plant's lineage. Pollen is a nutritious natural substance, a concentrated type of complete nutrient, known as "green gold," "all-around nutrition warehouse," and "mini nutrition warehouse." Pollen contains high-quality protein, up to 30% or more, 22 amino acids, with content higher than eggs, milk, and meat by 8 times, 15 vitamins, with content higher than any fruit, and surpassing vitamin capsules. Among them, VE and B2 are particularly abundant, 5 to 10 times more than wheat germ; it also contains more than 20 trace elements, as well as over 80 bioactive substances such as enzymes, hormones, and flavonoids, and rich nucleic acids. The bioactive substances in pollen have a miraculous regulating function on the physiological functions of various organs and systems of the body, so pollen has health benefits for almost all organ systems and has good therapeutic effects on diseases of various organ systems.
1.1. Flower cuisine
Flowers are colorful, elegant, fragrant, and full of vitality, not only providing aesthetic enjoyment but also rich in protein, fat, starch, various amino acids, vitamins, and abundant essential macro and trace elements for the human body, with certain medicinal value and health benefits.
Eating flowers has existed since 2000 years ago in ancient Rome, and it has even sparked a new trend in the United States. Even the weak and sick international rock star Michael Jackson once ate 7 fresh flower foods in a hotel in Florida with a very good appetite. Flower cooking has also become popular. Chefs sprinkle roses on the surface of soup, make salads with dandelion buds, and use flowers to make pancakes. The most popular among diners should be cakes sprinkled with rose water and lettuce-based oils. This trend of eating flowers is not the creation of anyone but was accidentally ignited by the retro enthusiasm of California restaurateurs and flower farmers. There is a paradise farm in California's Cambria, whose owner, Nuin, is one of the first people in California to organically grow edible flowers (C-S) and is often in short supply. He grows nearly 40 kinds of edible flowers. The first to be planted and sold was the morning glory, and then he found that芝麻菜花 is both beautiful and delicious, so he started planting it in large quantities. Then came the introduction of violet, Johnny jump-up, chrysanthemum, dandelion, and so on. Nuin said, "Among them, Johnny jump-up and violet are the most favored by customers and chefs because of their colorful, excellent taste, and aroma." Now, customers of paradise farm are scattered all over the United States. Restaurants that have become famous and profitable with flower meals are not just in California. There is a luxury restaurant in Danaus with a signature dish called "Pickled Roses," and a well-known restaurant in Philadelphia has gained even more fame since introducing "Hibiscus Juice Iced Water," with a flood of customers.
1.2. Flower therapy
Silver flower lotus seed soup. 30 grams of silver flower, 50 grams of lotus seeds (without core). Boil silver flower in water, remove the residue, and cook the lotus seeds. Add some white sugar when eating. It can clear heat and detoxify, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea. For those with acute diarrhea, dysentery, tenesmus, and fever, anal burning, and irritability caused by internal heat毒 disturbance in the large intestine, it can be辅食肴.
The above is a comprehensive method explanation on the long history of China's edible flowers, hoping to solve your problems in green plants.