Blessed blossoms
“...Since the thing perhaps is to eat flowers and not to be afraid.” — e.e. cummings, Complete Poems You’ve probably already been eating flowers and haven’t even realised it. Broccoli, cauliflower, globe artichokes and capers are all flower buds we commonly consume. Once you delve into the bewitching world of flowers, they reveal themselves as an enduring part of our lives and diet.
Where would Middle Eastern cooking be without rose and orange water? Imagine a food world without the? And that cool beer you enjoy at the end of a hot summer’s day wouldn’t exist without hops flowers.
