Mustard Flowers
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Releasing a mustardy-green fragrance and a matching spunky taste, pretty mustard flowers produce yellow dainty petals on a contrasting rich green stem. Produced in clusters at the ends of branches, individual flowers consist of four yellow petals about three-fourths inch wide and six stamens, with two of the stamens shorter than the other four. Somewhat resembling broccoli flowers, mustard flowers have a spicy flavor much like that of its leaves.
The peak season for Mustard Flowers is during the summer months. Check for availability.
Toss pretty mustard flowers in mixed green salads for an extra spicy taste and visual appeal. These lovely flowers make an attractive garnish for fish or pasta salad. Chilled or hot soup and open-face sandwiches love their pretty presence. Not only offering a tangy bite to foods, the delicate blossoms make a bright, lovely garnish for most anything. Pair with green or white foods for aesthetic contrast. As an ornamental, their vivid yellow color adds colorful charm to cakes, desserts, pastries and tables and trays. To store, keep in a plastic bag; refrigerate.
A European import, it is thought the wild mustard plant was brought to California by Franciscan Father Serra who planted it as a "golden pathway to find his way back home" to Spain. Others say it is more likely the tiny seeds were actually accidental travelers that were in bedding or possibly the hair of cattle or sheep. Since ancient times, annual spring festivals in south Asia and rural north India have been celebrating the vivid yellow of mustard flowers that cover miles and miles. Flourishing in the California climate, fields are beautifully covered with a dense blanket of bright yellow mustard flowers every spring. A member of the genus Brassica kaber, mustard flowers grow throughout the United States.
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Description/Taste
Releasing a mustardy-green fragrance and a matching spunky taste, pretty mustard flowers produce yellow dainty petals on a contrasting rich green stem. Produced in clusters at the ends of branches, individual flowers consist of four yellow petals about three-fourths inch wide and six stamens, with two of the stamens shorter than the other four. Somewhat resembling broccoli flowers, mustard flowers have a spicy flavor much like that of its leaves.
Seasons/Availability
The peak season for Mustard Flowers is during the summer months. Check for availability.
Applications
Toss pretty mustard flowers in mixed green salads for an extra spicy taste and visual appeal. These lovely flowers make an attractive garnish for fish or pasta salad. Chilled or hot soup and open-face sandwiches love their pretty presence. Not only offering a tangy bite to foods, the delicate blossoms make a bright, lovely garnish for most anything. Pair with green or white foods for aesthetic contrast. As an ornamental, their vivid yellow color adds colorful charm to cakes, desserts, pastries and tables and trays. To store, keep in a plastic bag; refrigerate.
Geography/History
A European import, it is thought the wild mustard plant was brought to California by Franciscan Father Serra who planted it as a "golden pathway to find his way back home" to Spain. Others say it is more likely the tiny seeds were actually accidental travelers that were in bedding or possibly the hair of cattle or sheep. Since ancient times, annual spring festivals in south Asia and rural north India have been celebrating the vivid yellow of mustard flowers that cover miles and miles. Flourishing in the California climate, fields are beautifully covered with a dense blanket of bright yellow mustard flowers every spring. A member of the genus Brassica kaber, mustard flowers grow throughout the United States.
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| Le Parfait Paris | San Diego CA | 619-245-4457 |
| Convention Center East | San Diego CA | 619-525-5832 |
