I 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 (grandmother), 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.
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.
Escabeche is a wonderful dish. I used slices of fried mackerel. The tangy, slightly sweet sauce compliments the taste of these flowers. Escabeche is cooked using vinegar, ginger, onions, garlic, a little sugar and salt and of course katuray flowers.
Give this a try, I promise it is delish.
Escabeche is very spanish.
Dish sounds delicious.
🙂
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Yes I think it is a Spanish dish.
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Google it up. It is very interesting. Originally a method to preserve fish with vinegar. Comes from Persia/Arabia… 🙂
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We always use vinegar in some of our dishes like adobo, paksiw etc. it is one preservative to handy in the kitchen. And if you don’t want to have the rice spoils soon, mix one spoon of vinegar before cooking.
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Interesting. I didn’t know that. We are biiiig rice fans at home, so no rice really stays long enough to spoil… We just stir-fry the rice with a teaspoon of oil and a few onion slices 2 minutes before pouring the water. 🙂
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Rice is a staple in our diet. We pair it with anything, veggies, fish, meat. We just boil it until it cooks.
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I was brought up in Asia and Africa. I’m sure there was rice in my milk bottle… 🙂
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Haha 🙂
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Your flowers sound intriguing. I’ll have to do some research! Yummy dish! 😋
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Did you know that there are so many edible flowers that we are not probably aware of? These flowers taste so good, be they are mixed in simple salad or cooked like this Thanks Sabine 🙂
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Yes, I do know that there are lots of edible flowers. I’ve never used them much because they are often so expensive and delicate. Your post however reminds me to at least put some into salads now and then. 😊
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Maybe you have these there in Asian stores. Thanks again Sabine.
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I will definitely check next time I’m shopping there! Thanks for the tip Arlene!
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You are welcome Sabine. Thank you again as well.
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🙋
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That’s an unusual meal, Arlene. But it looks delicious!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Don’t you have these flowers there Pete? Or maybe since they thrive in tropical countries like ours. you may not have it. This is actually a Spanish recipe.
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A delicious dish! Thank you for introducing the edible flowers.
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Thanks! You’re welcome Amy 🙂
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I haven’t thought about edible flowers for ages! I used to use violets in my salads and nasturtiams, too! I need to get back to that….but not until spring for this New Englander!
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Perhaps you have lots of edible flowers in your garden. I don’t have them here. We just buy something like this when it is fresh. Thanks for the visit.
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hi arlene.. i didn’t know that katuray flowers are edible.. that’s very interesting.. but i am familiar with the flowers. I used to see them in the province. I did a little research from the net, it could also be made into a salad but need to take off the stamen because of its kind of bitter taste.
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Tama, yung yellow sa gitna kasi mapait yun pag nakain. Masarap siya Elizz. There are pink flowers too. Thanks for dropping by.
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sige, pag nadaan ako sa market tingnan ko kung meron.. super curious ako sa masarap nyang lasa..
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I am sure magugustuhan mo rin 🙂
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my mom likes eating this for her high blood pressure 🙂 sarap nito na blanched lang with bagoong!
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Masarap nga. Cure nga daw sa high blood pressure. I seldom find it in the market now.
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Medyo mahirap nga pong hanapin yan lalo sa mga supermarket. dapat po sa mga wet market.
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Yes, sa wet market nga, Yung mga lumuluwas dito galing bundok ng Tanay and other Rizal towns. Wala naman yatang nagtatanim dito sa Manila niyan eh.
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Masarap yan sa Buridibod or Dinengdeng. Sa probinsya pipitas ka na lang sa kapitbahay. 🙂
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Marami pa nga siguro sa probinsiya mga tanim na ganito.
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Arlene, it’s nice for this Virginia (blogging @ ROSES in the Rubble) to know there are edible flowers. That look yummy, too! 🌷😋🌷 (Altho the jury’s still out re: Santa Claus…) 🎄
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Oh hi Virginia. Yes, there are edible flowers and this is one of them. I seldom able to find this in the wet market but when I do I buy it for the kitchen.
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ah, I have no recollection of katuray. Ang alam ko lang, karugtong ‘yan lagi ng “Teray”. 🙂
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You might probably have forgotten it Imelda 🙂
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Baka nga. O, baka iba ang tawag namin diyan sa Batangas.
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Ganun ba, katuray lang alam ko eh.
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