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Euryale ferox, commonly known as prickly waterlily, [3] makhana, or Gorgon plant, is a species of water lily found in southern and eastern Asia, and the only extant member of the genus Euryale. The edible seeds, called fox nuts or makhana , are dried, [ a ] and eaten predominantly in Asia.
They are sold fresh or dried in Asian markets as gum jum (金针 in Chinese; pinyin: jīn zhēn) or yellow flower vegetables (黃花菜 in Chinese; pinyin: huáng huā cài). These are used in hot and sour soup , daylily soup (金針花湯), Buddha's delight , and moo shu pork .
Dried or fresh flowers, sometimes called "gum jum" or "golden needles" (Chinese: 金針; pinyin: jīnzhēn) or as huánghuācài (黃花菜, lit. ' yellow flower vegetable ' ) are used in Chinese cuisine for dishes including hot and sour soup , daylily soup (金針花湯), Buddha's delight , and moo shu pork .
The flower petals and young tubers can also be eaten raw in salads, stir-fried, or otherwise cooked. The petals seem to taste better when cooked, but can also be fried for storing, [21] or dried and used as a thickener in soups or sauces. [19] The cooked flower buds, served with butter, taste like green beans or wax beans. [22]
Larger flowers, like peonies and dahlias (we're talking about bigger-than-your-head petal spreads) are beloved for good reason and can create a conversation-worthy statement wherever they're planted.
Canna or canna lily is the only genus of flowering plants in the family Cannaceae, ... The flowers are asymmetric and composed of three sepals and three petals that ...
Common names include flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, ... The showy flower has six tepals each up to 5 to 7.6 cm ... The fruits are dried and split, and the ...
Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, [1] [a] is a water lily in the genus Nymphaea, a botanical variety of Nymphaea nouchali.. It is an aquatic plant of freshwater lakes, pools and rivers, naturally found throughout most of the eastern half of Africa, as well as parts of southern Arabia, but has also been spread to other regions as an ornamental plant.