Osmanthus is a common spice and Chinese medicinal material. There are many methods for processing and utilization:
1. Dried osmanthus: pick the osmanthus flowers and air or dry them. , get dried osmanthus, which can be used for cooking and making scented tea.
2. Osmanthus immersed in oil: Put the osmanthus flowers into edible oil and heat it at low temperature for a period of time. The aroma in the oil will be absorbed by the osmanthus and become osmanthus sesame oil, which can be used for cooking and seasoning.
3. Salted osmanthus: Mix the osmanthus flowers with salt and soak them in good-tasting cooking oil for a few weeks to get salted osmanthus, which can be used for cooking and seasoning and has a fresh and salty taste.
4. Osmanthus honey: Soak the osmanthus flowers in honey. After a period of time, the aroma of the osmanthus will be absorbed by the honey and become osmanthus honey, which can be used for seasoning and making cakes.
5. Osmanthus wine: Soak the osmanthus flowers in white wine or rice wine. After a period of time, you can get osmanthus wine, which can be used for drinking and cooking.
6. Osmanthus sugar: Add the osmanthus flowers to the syrup and cook, so that the aroma of the osmanthus is absorbed by the sugar. After cooling, the osmanthus sugar is obtained, which can be used to make cakes, etc.
7. Osmanthus preserved fruits: Osmanthus flowers, fruits and vegetables are made together into preserved fruits, which are sweet and nutritious and suitable as snacks or gifts.