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Edible Flowers
Floral arrangements can really add something special to an otherwise ordinary dish. Their fun colours and elegant features can make any dessert or meal really pop.
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Flowers have been used for culinary purposes as far back as Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. The first recorded mention of edible flowers was in 140 B.C.
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Victorians candied violets to decorate desserts.
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During the Renaissance, audiences of plays enjoyed rose-petal water and stewed primroses.
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Carnation petals were a key ingredient in Chartreuse, a liquor created by French monks during the 1600s.
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