Anise Blossom               Bean Blossom(starting Monday)

Taste and usage
Anise Blossom is an orange-yellow flower with a mild anise flavor. It combines very well with canaps, desserts and is a wonderful ingredient in cocktails.

Bean Blossom is a decorative purple flower with a sweet bean taste and with a nice bite in the heart. Combine with summer meals, like fish or meat and with fruity and spicy mealsor with vegatarian meals.

Origin

Anise Blossom:
The plant is native to Mexico and Central America and has been in use since Aztec times, both for religious and medical purposes. It is eaten as an herb and is commonly used as a substitute for tarragon. The leaves have a tarragon-like flavor, with hints of anise. In areas where it is native, the leaf is an important flavoring of chocolat, an Aztec foaming cocoa-based drink. The dried leaves and flowering tops are steeped in hot water to make tea that is a popular drink in Latin America.

Bean Blossom:

Used for a long time in Indian. The young and ungrown beans are cooked and eaten as green beans. The flower is eaten raw or steamed.

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