Edible flowers

[eirish]

I sprinkled a few ramson flowers over the chicken with ramson and cream sauce that I made for supper. Whew, those are garlicky!

[jono83]

Try Gorse flowers, make them into a wine and it tastes similar to pina colada, also chuck them in a salad for a delicate coconutty taste, dandelion flowers are nice used in the same ways the leaves are like wild rocket, and dry the roots roast and grind for a really nice coffe alternative, also for the Jam makers chuck a few geranium flowers into you strawberry jam mix wow what a change to your jam!

[flowerpower3]

thanks i will have a look at them now

[Peas'n'Kews]

I used lavender flowers in my plum jam - yummy!

[GardenFaery]

Oh I might try that in this year's plum jam, if lavender is ready in time

[eirish]

Ooh, lavender and plum sounds gorgeous. I've made lavender shortbread, which is lovely, and lavender in Earl Grey tea works well.

[ItsEssexRob]

It's not true that Fushcia flowers are edible, they contain Oxalic acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia this chemical and can be dangerous, so I wouldn't reccommend anyone eat Fuschia flowers. However the berries are edible.

That site needs to be a bit careful as it reccommends some flowers which are harmful.

[cardiffsteve]

Can you eat the flowers from basil and sage?

[chris]

Had my first few nasturtiums the other day. Blew my head off, so peppery! Gave one to my wife and stood with a daft grin on my face whilst she happily munched away, before hitting me, spitting it out and saying why would I do that to her.

heh small things...

[Mikey]

I wonder if there is anything on a pea that doesn't actually taste of peas, if the shoots flowers pods and peas all taste of pea, what does the root taste of?

This should be on our new foraging board, Thompsons have a very good disclaimer at the top of their edible flowers section I see.

[veggiechicken]

I'm glad you didn't say anything that doesn't taste of Pea..... Yuk

[Mikey]

I'm glad you didn't say anything that doesn't taste of Pea..... Yuk

Well pears taste mostly of pea too.

[veggiechicken]

Yep, a bit of Pea and the rest of "rs" - double Yuk

[Mikey]

Yep, a bit of Pea and the rest of "rs" - double Yuk

Quite, I don't think I'll ever be able to eat a poached pear again, warm pea and rs. yuckety yuck yuck.

[veggiechicken]

You could try custard instead..........