Will Eating A Flower Make You A Blooming Idiot?
Apr 10th, 2007 by Don Ray
I really have the nicest neighbors. They are always bringing me something good to eat. It is a wonder that I don’t weigh 500 pounds. One of my neighbors is a nice lady from Costa Rica. The other day she brought me this potato salad to try.
While it looks like many other potato salads, this on also contains parts of a flower. Apparently this is a common dish in Costa Rica. The name of the flower is called “Flor de Itabo” or something like that. Maybe one of the Costa Rican readers can correct me.
This potato salad had a very distinctive flavor that I really can’t describe, but I did enjoy. After eating it, I started wondering if eating a flower would turn me into a blooming idiot. With further thought I decided the flower was too late to have any effect.
Update: Below is a photo of the plant that provided the flowers. You won’t see any of the white flowers on this plant because, well, er, my neighbor borrowed them to make my potato salad.
dear don ray,
our daughter and grandson were in honduras and brought back a
“flower” that he loved and it reminded me of a very mild caulflower.
i love cauliflower but by our winter time our two year old had no
desire for the vegetable!
your blog is so interesting. thank you ellen
Ellen thanks for the comment. I am happy you find enough of interest to keep you coming back.