Six kinds of flowers in the countryside, pancakes, stir-fried vegetables and soups...it’s too late to eat them!

Sophora japonica flowers

Sophora japonica flowers are particularly sweet when they bloom. They are one of the main nectar sources for bees in spring. Smelling the scent of sophora japonica flowers can make people salivate. The flowers Friends, have you ever eaten Sophora japonica?

Every year when the Sophora japonica flowers bloom, the villagers prepare bamboo poles with a sickle (scythe) tied to the top of the bamboo poles. They reach the branches of the Sophora japonica trees and cut them off. Children pick them up underneath. Sophora flowers and sweet sophora flowers are also sweet to eat.

There are many ways to make Sophora japonica. You can wrap it in batter and steam it:

You can also mix it with egg liquid and fry it, which is fragrant and sweet:

You can also add Dilute eggs and flour, and bake locust flower pancakes:

Finally, let’s take a look at the flower friend’s creative locust flower roll. Although the locust flower is ripe and discolored, it still tastes rich in locust flower fragrance~

Pumpkin flowers

The pumpkins grown in the village are also in bloom. The golden pumpkin flowers are very appetizing. If there are too many pumpkin flowers on a vine, you can pick some and make them. Eating vegetables can also be considered as helping to thin out the buds of the pumpkin.

Choose fresh pumpkin flowers, or some pumpkin vines, which are edible and taste fresh and tender.

Go home, wash the pumpkin flowers with clean water, and soak them for a while.

Pumpkin flowers can be used to stir-fry and make soup. They taste really fragrant, and the vegetable juice can be mixed with rice.

There is also fried pumpkin flowers, which is also a must-have. I will never forget it after eating it once~

Day lilies

Day lilies have also bloomed recently, which is just right Suitable for picking, daylilies bloom much like daylilies and lilies, so don’t make a mistake.

When picking day lilies, it is generally better to choose flowers that are in bud, not too tender and green, and not ones that bloom and fade quickly.

After picking day lilies home, it takes a long time to process them. You have to carefully pick all the stamens. If you want to make a plate of day lilies, you have to pick them for most of the day.

After picking, blanch the daylilies in salt water. If the stamens are not picked cleanly or are not cooked properly, you may get a stomachache after eating them.

Fresh day lily can be stir-fried, stir-fried with meat, scrambled eggs, stir-fried carrots, and can also be used to cook soup, stew, spicy soup, and hot and sour soup.

Wisteria flowers

Wisteria flowers also bloom enthusiastically in spring. In Shandong, Hebei, Henan and other regions of my country, there is a custom of eating wisteria flowers.

Pick fresh wisteria flowers and remove the flowers when you go home. Do not eat the stems, leaves and fruits. If the wisteria flowers are old, do not eat them either.

The most common way to eat wisteria flowers is to mix the batter and steam it in a pot. After steaming, add garlic and chili sauce, mix it well and eat it like a cold dish, it is very fragrant.

In addition to being coated in batter, wisteria flowers can also be coated in egg liquid and fried or stir-fried, which is also very fragrant. Note that when the wisteria flowers bear fruit in the later stages, there will be some toxins, so don’t be greedy.

Walnut flowers

The flowers of walnuts are a bit like small insects. Picking the walnut flowers will not affect the fruiting, and you can have more dishes on the table, which is the best of both worlds~

Walnut flowers have a unique taste and can be used to make dumplings and steamed buns. They are a unique spring delicacy:

Walnut flowers can also be used in stir-fry, and are very fragrant when stir-fried with garlic sprouts, leek leaves, and eggs. :

Some people don’t like the small particles on the walnut flowers. You can also peel them off in advance and fry only the stems, or blanch them and then cool them. The taste is good.

Elm money

Um money is actually the seed pod of the elm tree. The young pods that grow out just after the flowers bloom are like pieces of copper coins. Everyone calls it elm money. Eat elm money in spring. You will have good luck all year and have extra money in your hands.

Pull off the elm leaves while they are fresh, rinse them with water, and then put them on a sieve to dry for a while.

The most common way to eat it is to wrap it in flour batter and steam it to make Yuqian rice.

You can also scramble eggs, which are delicious, and even the vegetable soup is delicious.

Or wrap it in more flour or cornmeal to make steamed buns. It’s also good to eat with dipping sauce.