No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you… I’m taking about actually putting flowers in your mouth and swallowing 🙂

Flowers have been a culinary ingredient for centuries, yet today not many think of putting them in our bodies (and stick them in a vase instead).

There are a bunch of recognizable flowers to munch on… some notable ones include lilacs, pansies, day lilies, chrysanthemums, lavender, sunflowers, dandelions, nasturtiums, roses and violets. The nectar & pollen parts are full of vitamins, minerals and macro-nutrients. Vitamins A + C, iron, calcium and phosphorous are commonly present in leaves and petals.

The easiest way to eat these beauties is to through them on salads.

But, but, but please note that some kinds of flowers are poisonous so please be careful.