How to eat fresh gardenias How to eat fresh gardenias

Gardenia is a very common and beautiful ornamental plant in nature. It is a species of the Rubiaceae family. It can be grown in gardens and scenic spots all over the country for human viewing and can also be made into potted plants. The fresh buds of this plant can also be eaten by humans. It is a health food with extremely high nutritional value. However, many people still don’t know the practical ways to eat fresh gardenias. Today, I will write down the common ways to eat fresh gardenias, so that everyone can easily understand how to eat fresh gardenias.

How to Eat Fresh Gardenia

Fresh gardenias can be eaten directly. After collecting its fresh flowers, wash off the dust on the surface with clean water and eat them directly in your mouth. There will be a faint floral fragrance and a hint of sweetness, and it will feel fresh. Gardenias taste particularly good. In addition, it can also be made into a cold dish, or fried into a pancake with eggs for people to eat. Different ways of eating can allow people to taste the different flavors of gardenias.

How to use fresh gardenia

1. Cold Gardenia

Fresh gardenias can be made into a cold dish. When making it, wash the fresh gardenias and dry them. Then blanch them in boiling water for one minute. Take them out and let them cool. Then put them in a clean container, add salt, vinegar, MSG, and appropriate amounts of ginger juice and sesame oil and mix well. Finally, drizzle appropriate amounts of chicken essence to season. After mixing, serve them on a plate and eat.

2. Gardenia Pancakes

The slender gardenia flowers can also be used to make pancakes. After collecting fresh gardenia flowers, people wash and chop them and put them in a clean bowl, add three eggs and appropriate amount of water, then add appropriate amount of table salt and mix well to make egg liquid, add a small amount of flour, mix it into a paste, put appropriate amount of cooking oil in a frying pan, heat it, put the batter into the pan and fry until both sides are golden brown, then take it out, cut it into pieces, put it on a plate and serve it.

3. Gardenia soup

Fresh gardenias are also very delicious when used to make soup. When making it, you need to wash the fresh gardenias and drain the water. Then prepare appropriate lean pork shreds, add cornstarch and cooking wine to marinate for a while, put clean water in a pot, heat it and boil it, add the prepared lean pork shreds, cook until the pork shreds change color, then add the washed gardenias into the pot and cook together. After boiling, add salt, sesame oil, chicken essence and chopped green onions to season. After mixing well, it can be served.