Incorporating flowers into dishes is another major edible use of flowers.

According to research by food experts, the reason why flowers can be used in dishes is that the ingredients contained in edible flowers are similar to vegetables and are rich in nutrients. They contain several kinds of vitamins, carotene, glucose, amino acids, various Aromatic compounds and more.

The uniqueness of using flowers in dishes is that they can not only remove greasiness and add freshness to thick flavors, but also add fragrance and color to light flavors; The delicacies are made fragrant and tender, exuding bursts of rich and mellow aroma, making them delicious and refreshing, with good color and taste.

So many famous chefs like to use flowers to cook unique and expensive dishes. Many of the "Eight Major Cuisines" use flowers as ingredients. For example, orchids can be used with pork. , squid, magnolia slices, etc. to make the precious "Orchid Hot Pot"; use plum blossoms, live fish, and chicken breasts to make "Plum Blossom Fish Soup"; use magnolia flowers to make "Magnolia Sliced ??Pork"; use osmanthus to make "Osmanthus Meatballs", "Osmanthus scallops"; use jasmine to make "jasmine chicken breast"; use fresh lotus flowers to make "lotus meat" and "lotus fish slices"; use lilies to make "lily fish balls", "lily and lotus seeds braised pork", etc., are all A precious dish in traditional Chinese food culture.

As for the "mushu meat" that often appears on the dining tables of residents, the day lily in it is even more popular.

According to the chef’s many years of chef verification, the flowers that can be used for dishes include orchids, plum blossoms, magnolias, peonies, roses, roses, jasmine, lotus, osmanthus, chrysanthemums, acacia flowers, crabapples, lilies, Tuberose, hosta, pear, apricot, peach, hibiscus, wisteria, wintersweet, day lily and so on.