Moringa oleifera (Horse radish tree, - PowerPoint Presentation

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Moringa

oleifera (Horse radish tree, Ben oil tree, drumstick, moringa [English], mzunze, mrongo [Swahili], muzungwi [Chonyi, Giriama, Kambe], hocholoch [Daasanach], muzungwa [Sanya], muguunda [Tharaka]), flowers are a popular food item in the Indian Subcontinent. The cooked flowers, are eaten either mixed with other foods or fried in butter and have been shown to be rich in potassium and calcium.

Vietnamese cuisine dish with

Sesbania bispinosa (Prickly sesbania [English], Mrindazia, Msalia-Nyuma [Swahili], murindaziya [Digo]), flowers.

Steamed

Sesbania grandiflora (bakphul [trade name]) flowers (bottom), among other vegetables in a Thai cuisine.

Blue "starflowers" from Borage,

Borago officinalis – Boraginaceae (borago [trade name]) are used as a garnish and have a sweet honey-like taste

Chamomil

e is a common name for several daisy-like plants which include Matricaria recutita (German or blue chamomile) and Anthemis nobilis (Roman or "lawn" chamomile). They are made into a tea commonly used to help with sleep and is often served with either honey or lemon

The most widely cultivated clovers are white clover and red clover

Trifolium pretense. Other closely related genera often called clovers include Melilotus (sweet clover) and Medicago (alfalfa or 'calvary clover'). Dried flower heads are steeped in hot water for a healthy, tasty tea, and together with seedpods can be ground up into a nutritious flour and mixed with other foods.

Several Jasmine species are popular in teas.

Jasmine syrup, made from an extract of jasmine flowers is used to make scones and marshmallows. An essential oil is extracted from the flowers.

Roselle (

Hibiscus

sabdariffa

) is used as a vegetable and to make herbal teas and jams. The tea is popular as a natural diuretic and contains vitamin C and minerals and is used traditionally as a mild medicine.In East Africa, the calyx infusion, called "Sudan tea", is taken to relieve coughs. Roselle juice, with salt, pepper, asafetida and molasses, is medicinal. Certain species of hibiscus are also beginning to be used more widely as a natural source of food colouring.

Chicory (

Cichorium intybus) similar to the dandelion, grows as a weed in Africa. Every part of the chicory plant can be eaten

Edible flower buds

Beverages

A tea bag containing artichoke tea

Globe Artichokes being cooked

Artichoke

(

Cynara

cardunculus L.)

Broccoli

(Brassica oleracea - Brassicaceae)

Cauliflower

is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. The head (the white curd) is aborted floral meristems.

Disambiguation

Did you know?

What is usually called the flower in sunflower is actually a

head of numerous small flowers (florets) crowded together. The outer florets (ray florets) are sterile and can be yellow, maroon, orange, or other colors. The florets inside the circular head are called disc florets, which mature into seeds, from which we get the sunflower oil?

Courgette

/ Zucchini fruit and spent flower on plant

Typical

courgette

Along with some other squashes, it belongs to the species

Cucurbita pepo.

In a culinary context, courgette is treated as a vegetable, which means it is usually cooked and presented as a savory dish or accompaniment. Botanically, however, it is an immature fruit, being the swollen ovary of the female flower.Both male and female flowers are edible, and are often used to dress a meal or garnish the cooked fruit.Firm and fresh slightly open blossoms are cooked, with pistils removed from female flowers, and stamens removed from male flowers. In some countries, the flowers are preferred to the ‘fruits’.

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Jasminum sambac (Oleaceae)

Trifolium repens (White Clover).

Helianthus annuus - Sunflower

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...changed attitude

...accommodative appetite

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OK ..so, what food now??

Adansonia

digitata

(baobab [common name], mbuyu, muuyu [Swahili], muyu [Bajun, Chonyi], jah [Boni], muuyu [Digo, Giriama], musemba [Embu], muramba [Mbeere, Tharaka, Meru] Mwaamba [Kamba], olmesera [Maasai], mubuyu [Malakote], yak, yaaq [Orma, Somali, Sanya], lamai [Sanburu], mlamba [Taita]) flowers serve as salad for humans and are also eaten by livestock and wild animals

Hops, which are the flower cones of

Humulus lupulus in Cannabaceae family, are used to impart bitterness and flavor in the production of beer, and for their preservative qualities. They are also an ingredient in Julmust, a popular drink in Sweden during December, as well as Malta, a Latin American soft drink.

THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS AND UNIQUE VEGETABLES!!!!!