Question : where can i buy edible orchids?
i want to buy edible orchids to give as a gift to someone because i know she will love it. i know edible orchids exist because at one of my old jobs we used them in the salad for show and eating if u chose to. does anyone have any idea where i can buy them ready-to-eat or just for show, either one?
- asked by jerseygrrl4life
All Answers:
Answer #1
In most areas (where they are not grown) orchids are super expensive to buy.
And, there are lots of other flowers you can eat if you want to substitute. If
you found them on an old job then go back to that company and ask.
- answered by sophieb
Answer #2
You can eat gladiolus too. They'd probably be a lot less pricey.
- answered by Mister Sunshine
Answer #3
I have no idea, that would be so awsome to eat an orchid though. I wonder what
is tastes like. You can also get a vine called nasturathim (sp?) and its edible,
and has yellow, red, and orange flowers. And lupines are edible too.
- answered by dan the man
Answer #4
I don't know which orchids have edible flowers; I do know that vanilla comes
from an orchid, but those are difficult to find. I've included a web site that
discusses other edible plants, however; I grow African violets, and I know from
personal experience that their blossoms are edible!
- answered by dances_with_unicorns1955
Answer #5
The orchid that is most likely the one you used at your job is Dendrobium. You
can order stems of Dendrobium from a florist, but theses are not food-grade and
should not be consumed due to the chemicals and pesticides used in their
culture. Food- grade flowers can be ordered through wholesale produce companies
usually. Inquire at your favorite restaurant or specialty food store; they may
be able to order them for you. While these orchids can be eaten, they are not
grown as a food crop. Vanilla planifolia is the only species of orchid out of
over 30,000 possible species which has any culinary use.
- answered by hager13733
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