Alpinia flowers

Hellwigia regia

flower · vegetable

White tubular flowers of a rare giant ginger from the Moluccas, eaten cooked.

Origin

Moluccas

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The flowers are washed and cooked for a few minutes; they are eaten cooked.

Did you know?

The plant reaches eight metres, and its leaves, over two metres long, are used to wrap cooked rice.