Tanhua (queen of the night)

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

flower

Large wilted flowers picked in the morning, dried, sold in Chinese groceries and cooked in soups, including sweet white fungus soup.

Origin

China (plant from tropical America)

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

The dried flowers are soaked for twenty minutes in lukewarm water, rinsed, then cooked for half an hour in a soup; they are eaten cooked.

Molecules

Betalains

Did you know?

It opens for only one night and wilts before dawn: it is called the queen of the night.