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Everyone is familiar with the colors of the vegetables, cauliflower, broccoli, artichokes, but on the other hand, more decorative flowers, which are used in the kitchen of cultures around the world for thousands of years. The Romans were upon them, and the ancient and medieval Europe after China says holiday cooked venison with daisies and violets in salads
Using a sharp nasturtium flower in salads and sweet, fragrant rose petals in desserts are popular, but you know as well.
The film is a good alternative to spinach - Hostakopita Greek spinach pie made a film about the servers and Maki Japanese sushi nori filled with hosta sprouts steamed, marinated in soy sauce, salt and sugar. They also like steamed asparagus. Use only the shooting, but the old leaves is very difficult.
Hemerocallis - Daylily - Flowers and buds with a delicious sweet taste and looks nice in salads (Do not use other types of lilies, but are toxic!)
Violets and Pansies - sweet fragrant flowers can be used in salads, desserts and romance can be crystallized to decorate cakes.
Sunflowers - We all know that you can eat the seeds, but you know you can eat the buds and petals. The petals have a sour taste and can be used in salads, and unopened buds can be steamed like artichokes TASTE.
lilac flowers to plant some lemon flavor, and can be used in salads
honeysuckle sweet taste of honey and flowers can also be used as a salad dressing and desserts. (Do not eat the berries, but are toxic)
Fuchsias so bright flowers as decoration.
Bell - narrow leaves for smoother salads
Yucca - flowers are white flavor, thick, sweet and crunchy texture. Beware of spikes on the tips of the leaves, when choosing good!
Typha - Cattail - Young Session tasted like water chestnuts can be eaten raw or cooked or dried and ground roots and flour.
Even a modest and lawn daisies dandelions can be captured and used as a garnish.
NB: It is interesting to use some of the more unusual gardens edible plants, but be careful, you are sure that they, like many of our common garden plants are toxic. If in doubt, do not.
Besides, you can never use pesticides and chemical plants to eat, and do not forget to wash first to get rid of Creepy - creatures.
