let us eat FLOWERS
People have been fascinated by the colour and scent of flowers since the dawn of time, and their enchanting beauty and surprising flavour has recently sparked an increased interest in the use of flowers as food.
Modern-day use of edible flowers is being fuelled by celebrity chefs, healthy living advocates, and reality cooking shows. With the fast-growing natural healthcare sector and rise in the interest in foraging, eating flowers has reached popularity beyond being a garnish on cupcakes in Instagram posts.
A LONG TRADITION
But eating flowers is not a new idea. Ancient texts and pictograms hint at a rich history of eating flowers through the ages, and across cultures. Early botanists and herbalists knew that many medicinal plants also had valuable healing flowers, and
