Orchids aren't just beautiful flowers that you can be used in flower displays and grown in pots in your home—some orchids can be eaten as well. You don't want to eat them likes chips; rather, you want to incorporate edible orchids into your cooking routine and dishes. Edible orchids are beautiful and delicious.
Way #1: Salads
One of the most basic and popular ways to use edible orchids in your food is to add them into your salads. Orchids go well with other greens. An orchid can work well with a variety of salads. You can add some orchids to an arugula salad with an orange vinaigrette, or you can add it a radish salad for a little bit of extra flavor. Make sure that all the ingredients are cut really thin for this type of salad. You can also add the orchids to a basic salad that is full of greens. With a green salad, the flowers will really stand out and become the center of the salad.
Way #2: Tea
Another way to enjoy some edible orchids is to add them to your tea. Tea is all about a combination and burst of flavor. An edible orchid can work well with a variety of different types of tea. It can work good with rose hips, chamomile, and lavender tea. It can also work really well in a hibiscus or echinacea tea. Experiment and figure out where you enjoy this extra burst of flavor.
Way #3: Ice
You can take the flowers, put them in some water and freeze them. This will create flower ice cubes. These ice cubes can be pretty, and you can use the flower ice cubes by adding them to your favorite mixed drink. The flowers will look beautiful, and you can enjoy eating the flowers when the ice cubes melt all the way.
Way #4: Cocktails
You can skip the flower ice cubes, and you can put the flowers straight into a cocktail. Adding an edible orchid to your cocktail can make your cocktails look more beautiful. Your orchid can also add some nice flavor to a gin-, bourbon-, or even vodka-based drink.
Orchids are beautiful flowers that can be eaten and added to your food. They make a great and flavorful addition to salads, they can enhance the flavor of your tea, they make your ice cubes beautiful, and they can enhance your cocktails.
