Finding a piece of land to pick flowers and grass, and ordering the fruits and vegetables you eat yourself is fun and full of sense of accomplishment, especially bananas. In my garden, the survival rate of bananas is 100%, and they are almost unattended. Two or three years ago, my friends who were enthusiastic about farming divided me several small banana seedlings. It seemed that it was not long before the banana trees opened and scattered, creating their own scenery. Between not paying attention, strings of green bananas grow. At the end of each green banana, there must be a shaped banana that is much larger than the palm of your hand. The color is very eye-catching, and it is the focus of attracting attention in the banana tree.
A friend told me that banana buns are divided into three parts, and the top one is the banana mother, which will give birth to bananas. The small bananas in the middle are for fun and will not grow. The banana at the lower end will only consume the nutrients. Only by cutting them off early can the growing bananas get the most nutrients and grow quickly.
The banana stamens cut off are so beautiful. I took them as the protagonist of the sketch, practiced the hand drawing, placed them on the table and in the vase, and could be held for many days. The whole wine-red banana stamen is composed of layered leaves and banana flowers tightly attached to the inner leaves. The morphed leaves are very similar to hanging lotus flowers, and their texture is like bamboo shells, which protect the small flowers hidden inside like balls. When the leaves are rolled out, a row of white jade flowers will appear.
Banana flowers are a very common ingredient in markets and supermarkets in Southeast Asia. A bunch of two or three are sold together, or a bag of salted banana flowers that have been left out of the leaves, which is cheap and convenient. I've seen cans of salted banana flowers in Asian supermarkets in the United States. The most amazing thing is that in the popular European and American pure Vegan cuisine, the rich banana flowers are actually a substitute for seafood and chicken. For example, Spanish seaweed, British fried fish, Atlantic crab meat batter, and American fried chicken legs are all replaced by banana flowers, which makes people have to admire the creative imagination of vegetarians.
Recently, several banana flowers have grown on the banana tree. I couldn't help but taste it, wanting to taste what it tastes like for flowers that taste like fish and meat.
Banana flowers are rich in nutrients and are easy to oxidize. Before picking flowers, you should prepare a pot of lemonade or vinegar water, and the picked flowers are immediately soaked in water. In addition, you should also remove the most prominent pistil and quilt in the heart of the flower. These two things are like fish bones, which will affect the taste. Taking some time to remove it is a very important step in cooking banana flowers. In addition, banana flowers have a scent. Vinaigrette water or salt water can remove the scent. Before cooking, pour out the cured water, add a few spoons of buttermilk, and marinate the flavoring ingredients of the usual meat ingredients. Put it in the refrigerator for at least one hour, and you can start cooking after it is tasting.
The rains and tides these days, I wanted to order fried food to eliminate internal moisture, so I tried this time with crab meat and fried chicken legs. To make the fried banana flowers taste seafood, the key is to add chopped seaweed slices when marinating. If you want to taste like fried chicken, it will definitely not be wrong with the tender heart of the banana.
Fry is suitable for beer. If that's the case, just make beer batter. Medium-gluten flour and a little corn flour, salt and sugar, regulated with beer. The bread is thinly covered with flour, coated with batter, fry it in 110-120 oil until crispy yellow, take out the grease, and then put it in a plate and eat it while it is hot. Since the oil has started, let’s add the vegetables and ingredients you planned to eat tonight and fry them together. So, a table of banana flower beer and food mixed with different cuisines in the world was popular on rainy nights.
The most fantastic thing is that no one can guess except me. It looks and tastes like meat, and is the banana flower in the yard.
