Sunflower buds

Helianthus annuus

vegetable · flower

Large flower buds picked closed, blanched then cooked like little artichokes.

Origin

North America

Where to find it

In the garden, from your own plants; in the United States, wild sunflowers still grow along the roads of the Great Plains.

Season (United States)

July to August · grows in your region

Preparation

Picked young and tightly closed, blanched once to remove their bitterness.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Its flower is not a single flower: it is a head of hundreds of tiny flowers.