Quiz: Do you know which edible flowers you can decorate the cake and which could poison you?

Forget marzipan! Decorate with fresh flowers

Edible flowers, herbs or small fruits are not just a nice decoration. They have a piece of nature, which we add to the plate not only because of the eye but also the taste buds. Why decorate fresh flowers?

Because food is an experience not only taste but also visual. The flowers are wilted, but no one can conjure up such a splendor decoration from marzipan or other materials. True fresh flowers are simply beautiful, yet quite simple. They make quite ordinary luxury frozen dessert. In small craftsmanships and cafes we admire sweets, coffee and more entertainment, yet we can create similarly beautiful goodies at home.

Living flowers are perfect, but sometimes also poisonous

Even professionals from the best restaurants have these tricks in a finger. Typical are decorations from live flowers in France or Italy, where chefs add edible flowers to salads and desserts quite commonly. Also in our country, more and more restaurants and cafes are not afraid of colorful flowers on the plate, because it attracts customers and makes food exceptional.

Another advantage is that edible flowers are healthy and often. In addition, if you have them from the garden or from a reliable source, you know what you eat. So certainly not chemical dyes or preservatives. In addition, the flowers are perfect! Just beautiful in themselves, no improvements need anymore.

Ordinary rural or urban garden offers plenty of fresh flowers that are usable. However, this is definitely not true for all flowers. Do you know which is edible and which is not?