Magnolia—Is it a seasonal landscaping
plant or seasoning ingredient? If you guessed both then you are right. Magnolia
trees are abundant in the south. They have dark green leaves with brown, furry
undersides and creamy milk colored flowers. They can grow into very large trees
over 20-feet in height.
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| Edible Magnolia flower and leaves (when cooked) Copyright 2017 by Helen A Lockey |
According to Green Deane of “Eat
The Weeds,” an educational company based out of Orlando, Florida, both magnolia flowers and leaves
are edible. The flowers can be eaten raw and they taste like they smell. The leaves though have to be cooked and they taste like bay leaves.
This past summer I had the good
fortune to go one of Deane’s foraging classes ($30) at a park in South Florida.
Deane warned us to make sure
the leaves were washed before we cooked then into a recipe. You have to be
careful they have not been sprayed with chemicals like pesticides too.
If you want to find more about
him you can go to his website: Eat The Weeds and you can find him on YouTube.
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