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Do you know any delicious food related to cherry blossoms?

I heard that potato chips smell like cherry blossoms. Do you remember Uncle McDonald once had an ice cream with cherry blossom flavor? Sounds very healing! The most representative cherry cake is cherry cake, which is a dessert made by imitating cherry blossoms. It is made of Doumyouji Tsukasa powder (coarse rice crushed by glutinous rice), wrapped with bean paste, and then wrapped with pickled cherry leaves.

When it comes to food related to cherry blossoms, the first thing I think of is cherry blossom wine. I once saw it on a treasure, packed in a long glass bottle, pink and bright in color. Looking at it, I was inspired to buy it, so I bought it without hesitation. It's a little sweet after drinking. Cherry blossoms can be eaten, but not all of them can be eaten. There are many kinds of cherry blossoms. Japan eats the most, Yaeyama Sakura eats the most, and Guanshan Sakura can also eat. Eating methods include salted cherry blossoms, cherry blossom tea, cherry blossom sushi, cherry blossom cold noodles, cherry blossom ice cream, cherry blossom soup, cherry blossom wine and so on.

In the season when Sophora japonica flowers are fragrant, take unopened buds. Rinse with salt water, blanch, and wrap with pork stuffing into big steamed buns. The feeling of early summer can be eaten in one bite, preserved after freezing, and can be eaten all year round. Cherry blossoms first originated in China, but I don't know when they spread to Japan, making Japanese cherry blossoms very famous. Cherry blossoms are rich in vitamins, which can not only be used as beauty products, but also be eaten. Let's share a delicious dessert made of cherry blossoms. The leaves of flowers can be made into dry-cured cherry leaves, which can be used to make tea, or bath lotion for bathing. Dry-cured cherry leaves can also be added to food.

Cherry blossoms can not only be viewed, but also be made into various foods, such as cherry blossoms, cherry blossom wine, cherry blossom soup, cherry blossom balls and so on. It can be regarded as a special seasonal food in spring in Japan. Among them, "Bagongshan Sakura" with deep red color is the most commonly used variety, and others can also be eaten, such as Oshima Sakura and Yoshino Sakura. Please don't try uncertain varieties at will, so as not to cause adverse reactions. An inedible variety that can be used as an ornament after adding salt.