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Flowers that don’t just look good, but taste good too!

Every year when spring comes, Guangzhou is filled with blossom and fresh green leaves, becoming a vast sea of flowers. Surely one of the reasons why people fall in love with Guangzhou!

However, a lesser known fact is that Guangdongers often turn flowers into all kinds of delicious dishes!

Some of the flowers not only look delightful, but also are delicious and are considered to have medicinal value.

Kapok

The Kapok is the flower of Guangzhou. It is said that ‘they look like clouds on fire when in full bloom’. Living in Canton, it's hard to miss these beautiful flowers. 

Kapok flowers are usually picked up when they fall (the trees are exceedingly tall) and then dried in the sun. The dried flower head is said to be effective in cleaning away the inner heat and dampness in human bodies and improving immunity, according to traditional medicine.

Soup of kapok flower, herbs and pork.

Soup of kapok flower, red beans and pig bones.

Soup of kapok flower, seed of Job's tears(yimi) and carp.

Soup of kapok flower, purple perilla and pork.


Cape jasmine

Cold cape jasmine in sauce.

Soup of cape jasmine and pork


Pumpkin flower

Fried pumpkin flowers with eggs

Deep fried pumpkin flowers

Soup of pumpkin flowers and tomato


Banana flower

Fried cake with banana flowers and eggs


Pitaya flower

Fresh pitaya flower

Dried Pitaya flower

Soup of pitaya flower and quail

Soup of pitaya flower and pig bones


Jasmine

Fried jasmine with eggs


Sweet-scented osmanthus

A popular ingredient used as a garnish main dishes

Barbecue pork chops with sweet-scented osmanthus

Jelly mixed with sweet-scented osmanthus


Chrysanthemum

Fried chrysanthemum with vegetables

Author: Sylvia

Editor: Simon

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