First, it refers to the flower of potato (potato).

The potato is panicum miliaceum, 30-80 cm high. Hairless or sparsely pilose. Underground tubers are oval, oblate or oblong, with a diameter of about 3- 10cm, yellow-white skin and white inside, with bud eyes, and densely planted on stolons. Odd and unequal pinnate compound leaves; The total petiole length is 3-5 cm, and the petiole length is 1-8 mm; Leaflets 6-8 pairs, often alternating in size, oval or oblong. The longest is about 6cm, and the smallest is less than 1cm. The apex is blunt, the base is slightly unequal, and the whole edge is white and fluffy. The veins protrude below, with 6-7 lateral veins on both sides, and the top is slightly curved.

Corymb terminal, posterior; Calyx bell-shaped, about 65438±0cm in diameter, externally puberulent, 5-lobed, lobes lanceolate, apex long and tapering; Corolla radial, white or blue-purple, 2.5-3 cm in diameter, corolla tube hidden in calyx, apex gradually 5-lobed, lobes slightly triangular; Stamens 5, filaments short, anthers oblong, about 5 times as long as filaments; Pistil 1, ovary superior, 2-loculed, style slightly longer than stamens, stigma capitate, few fruits. Berries are round and smooth, with a diameter of about 1.5cm, and are red when ripe. Seeds oblate. Flowers bloom in summer.

Second, Chongqing snacks.

Chongqing snack potato flower is made of potatoes, but the shape is not really made into flowers. Instead, potatoes are made into serrated strips with special molds. Because it is different from the straight strip of French fries, it is called "potato flower".

There is nothing special about the production process: soak potatoes in water, fry them in an oil pan, put them in a pot-shaped vessel, add salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper and cumin (add shallots, tamarind, celery leaves and sweet and sour according to personal preference), mix well, put them in a disposable plastic bowl or food bag, and give them a few toothpicks to enjoy.

Potato flower is a veritable "toothpick snack" with low price.