Delicious in season now! [Garlic sauteed rape blossoms and sakura shrimps] @ Ebisu

Delicious in season now! [Garlic sauteed rape blossoms and sakura shrimps] @ Ebisu

Rape blossoms are the general term for the flowers of cruciferous plants.
In terms of native farms, kale, komatsuna, calashina, wasabi greens, cauliflower, etc.
These are all members of the Brassicaceae family, and each has its own rape.
Rape blossoms sold in supermarkets have been bred to be sold as rape blossoms.

To begin with, the ultimate goal of vegetables is to leave offspring (seeds).
During the winter, to protect the room where the seedlings grow, called the cotyledon, the leaves enlarge and curl up to protect it from the cold and store nutrients in it.
Then, when the temperature rises, they put all their energy into making the flowers bloom.

By the time the flowers bloom and the seeds are set, the entity is dead, so farmers do not wait until the flowers bloom, but instead, after harvesting the leaves, they clean up and start preparing the next field.

However, the native farm delivers its vital rape blossoms to customers every year as a variety of rape blossoms!
Rape blossoms are actually 'stalks, not flowers. The stems are insanely sweet.

Please enjoy the rape blossoms that can only be enjoyed during this season♪