Haven’t tasted this for quite sometime, and I mean the last time I had it was decades ago. Seldom do I see such flowers here in the city. I remember my lola , who used to have this as a regular fare in the family dishes that she used to cook. She was hypertensive and it was through her that I learned of the curative effect of this medicinal plant. This morning, I was surprised when Nissa and hubby brought home about half a kilo of these edible flowers which they bought at the wet market. We had it for dinner. Escabeche is a wonderful dish, everyone loved it. I used slices of slightly fried mackerel. The tangy, slightly sweet sauce compliments the taste of these flowers. 
Locally known as katuray, it has white and pinkish red flowers and are usually grown from seed. It is also called Sesbania grandiflora or hummingbird tree and West Indian Pea. The flowers are best used in salads and are excellent source of calcium, iron and Vitamin B.
I was very excited to follow my google alert to your posting. I am author of Edible Flowers from Garden to Palate, so am always interested in learning about new flowers. And this is one I’ve never heard of. Where do you live? What does the flower taste like? And what is a “wet market”?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Cathy Wilkinson Barash
You are most welcome Cathy! I am from the Philippines and to answer your question, I am not sure if this hummingbird tree or Katuray as we call it in our native language grows in your area. From what I know, they are sturdy trees that grow up to about ten feet long and they bear flowers either in red or white. As for the taste, it’s simply wonderful.
Wet market is what we call the place where we buy all those fresh meat, fish, dry goods, veggies and everything.
Thank you for dropping by.