In your next country escapade you might be happily surprised to find a few flowers that you can actually use in your cooking. Flowers are not a common ingredient in most recipes although they are becoming increasingly popular in wedding cakes and cocktails.
Rose and sunflower petals, begonias and lilacs, these are all part of a list of edible flowers that will not only make your dishes pretty, it will give them flavour.
If you are looking to really understand the use of flowers in cooking we recommend the book “Cooking with flowers” by Miche Bacher, where you will learn how to create 100 flower-filled recipes.
Here are some of the flowers you will be using.