{"id":15952,"date":"2022-10-26T08:06:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/8-flowers-you-didnt-know-you-could-eat\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T08:06:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:06:16","slug":"8-flowers-you-didnt-know-you-could-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/8-flowers-you-didnt-know-you-could-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"8 flowers you didn’t know you could eat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As human beings, it is in our nature to look at something and wonder if we can eat it. Sometimes this curiosity gets us into troublesome situations, like eating a questionable mushroom found in the woods, but other times it can be quite exciting. Case in point: flowers. We bet you didn’t know that these 10 flowers were completely edible. <\/p>\n

TULIPS<\/h2>\n
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Anelka from Pixabay-Tulips<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With the pistils and stamens removed, tulips make excellent edible bowls. Fill them with everything from ice cream to cereal salads, and chew. <\/p>\n

Related news<\/h5>\n

VIOLETS<\/h2>\n
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Violets-Pixabay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Violets are most commonly used to make jelly and tea, and can also be candied. They make a great side dish, but they also add a splash of color to salads. <\/p>\n

LILIUM OR LILY<\/h2>\n
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Carlos A Gonzalez on Pixabay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lilies are sweet and can be eaten raw, and the buds are a good source of vitamin C and carotene. Even the roots are edible.<\/p>\n

ORCHIDS<\/h2>\n
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Capri23auto on Pixabay-Orchids<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

These beautiful flowers have a slightly peppery, cucumber-like flavor and are traditionally used as garnishes, but can also be candied or used in stir-fries. <\/p>\n

CARNATIONS<\/h2>\n
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Capri23auto on Pixabay-Carnations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Carnations are sweet and can be eaten as is or even dipped in wine. They also work well as cake decorations. <\/p>\n

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S. Hermann & F. Richter on Pixabay-Dandelion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The flowers of this humble herb have been used to make tea, syrups, and even wine, and the vegetables are incredibly healthy as they are high in antioxidants, minerals, and potassium. <\/p>\n

LILACS<\/h2>\n
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RitaE from Pixabay-Lilacs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lilacs are among the best smelling flowers and they taste exactly like they smell. They can be used in ice cream, sorbets, and jams, and when infused into a simple syrup, they can make a great cocktail.\n<\/p>\n

SUNFLOWERS<\/h2>\n
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Bruno Germany on Pixabay-Sunflowers<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With a mild grassy flavor, sunflower petals are incredibly versatile; They can be baked into bread, mixed into salads, mixed with grain salads, or used as a lovely side dish.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As human beings, it is in our nature to look at something and wonder if we can eat it. Sometimes this curiosity gets us into troublesome situations, like eating a questionable mushroom found in the woods, but other times it can be quite exciting. Case in point: flowers. We bet you didn’t know that these 10 flowers were completely edible. TULIPS Anelka from Pixabay-Tulips With the pistils and stamens removed, tulips make excellent edible bowls. Fill them with everything from ice cream to cereal salads, and chew. Related news VIOLETS Violets-Pixabay Violets are most commonly used to make jelly and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":4}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15952\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.despertarmagia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}