“Unique Ingredients of Yunnan!” Series Part II – Seaweed Flower (水性杨花)
Channel: Indigenous people and culture世界民族部落与历史文化
Date: 16/11/2022

Do you know that the shuixing yanghua (水性杨花）(Ottelia acuminata) is actually edible? Shuixing yanghua is also called seaweed flower. It grows in lakes in China’s southern region, most notably in Lugu Lake. Seaweed flower is both a beautiful ornamental plant and a food source rich in protein and vitamins. To eat seaweed flower, it is first washed and can then be stewed, stir-fried, fried, or eaten in hot pot. Do you want to taste this exquisite plant? Go to Yunnan to give it a try! (Reminder: Wild Ottelia acuminata is a protected plant - you cannot eat it!)