please check local poison control, or agricultural advice, I don't want even a single hair harmed on your lovely head! Also: don't overcook the chrysanthemums, when they overcook they can be ruined! (i've had experience in this). so if you're adding to a stir fry, add at the end, like you would bean sprouts, or herbs. like, cook them for under half a minute?
ah, Oh Nancy, the lady was so angry! and i don't understand because I have always thought so fondly of the shop, and the people in it. However, i think its her parents who like me, she just seemed angry in general, and maybe worried I would steal something by taking photos! "Its forbidden!". even when i tried to tell her how much we loved the purple sweet potato noodles she recommended to me last time...at least she didn't grab my phone, like the peeps in that pastry shop in marrakech!
Brilliant, Marlena! But as an old Middle East hand, I immediately wondered if one might substitute tahini for the sesame paste? Have you tried it? I don't know where I'll find chrysanthemum leaves, alas. But did you ever figure out why the shop lady was so angry with your photography? Did she think you might steal the chrysanthemum's soul?
I live in Israel. Wild chrysanthemums are growing in every empty lot right now. But they're not the same as the ones you show, and I don't know if they're edible.
please check local poison control, or agricultural advice, I don't want even a single hair harmed on your lovely head! Also: don't overcook the chrysanthemums, when they overcook they can be ruined! (i've had experience in this). so if you're adding to a stir fry, add at the end, like you would bean sprouts, or herbs. like, cook them for under half a minute?
ah, Oh Nancy, the lady was so angry! and i don't understand because I have always thought so fondly of the shop, and the people in it. However, i think its her parents who like me, she just seemed angry in general, and maybe worried I would steal something by taking photos! "Its forbidden!". even when i tried to tell her how much we loved the purple sweet potato noodles she recommended to me last time...at least she didn't grab my phone, like the peeps in that pastry shop in marrakech!
Brilliant, Marlena! But as an old Middle East hand, I immediately wondered if one might substitute tahini for the sesame paste? Have you tried it? I don't know where I'll find chrysanthemum leaves, alas. But did you ever figure out why the shop lady was so angry with your photography? Did she think you might steal the chrysanthemum's soul?
I'll try stir-frying some. And I'll let you know if I die. 😝
I live in Israel. Wild chrysanthemums are growing in every empty lot right now. But they're not the same as the ones you show, and I don't know if they're edible.
I'll have to keep an eye out for chrysanthemum leaves the next time I go shopping in an Asian market.