Wisteria flowers are edible. In Henan, Shandong and Hebei, people often eat wisteria flowers for steaming. Beijing’s “purple radish cake” and some places’ “wisteria cake”, “wisteria porridge”, “fried wisteria fish”, “cold kudzu flowers” ??and “fried kudzu” Cauliflower" and so on are all made with wisteria flowers added. The use of wisteria flowers as a side dish was consistent with the dining customs of the time.

The flowering period of wisteria is from mid-April to early May. The flowering period is short, lasting about 7 days. Wisteria flowers vary with geographical environment. In the Yangtze River Basin, flower buds begin to appear in March every year and bloom in April. Wisteria flowers grown in southern China usually bloom in March, while those in the north do not bloom until May. Also, wisteria tends to bloom again in late summer and early fall.

How to eat wisteria flowers is as follows:

1. Wisteria cauliflower

1. Remove the vines and leave the flowers, and brush the flowers off the vines

2. Heat a dry pot, add oil without adding water, add wisteria flowers and stir-fry to remove the water, set aside

3. Put oil in the pot, add a small amount of diced ham, stir-fry for a while, then add appropriate amount of water , add rice flour and stir into a paste, and finally add the fried wisteria flowers.

The fragrant wisteria cauliflower is out of the pot.

Wisteria is native to my country and is also distributed in Korea and Japan. It is commonly cultivated in gardens for ornamental purposes from Guangdong in the south to Inner Mongolia in the north. The flowers can be used for cooking and the stems and leaves are used for medicinal purposes. The flowers bloom but last for half a month. Wisteria flowers are steamed and delicious.

2. Wisteria Flower Cake

The petals of the wisteria flower are dipped in sugar to make cakes, which became Beijing’s famous pastry “Wisteria Cake”. Pick the flowers and dry them in the sun. Then rinse them with clean water before eating. Cut the bacon into thin slices to cover the flowers and steam them in a pot. The aromatic taste can be retained for a whole year.

The value of wisteria flowers is still relatively high, and it goes far beyond the two ways of eating mentioned above. In reality, there are many ways to eat wisteria flowers, and many of them have never been eaten by everyone. In addition, wisteria flowers also have certain medicinal value, so eating wisteria flowers regularly has certain benefits for our bodies. So, you might as well make some to eat in the future.