Make sure to wear thin rubber gloves because the chile oil may irritate your skin. Make two converging cuts, drawn from the end toward the stem, meeting about a half-inch from the stem. Drop the chile flower into a bowl of icy water. Store in the refrigerator until it opens more fully. Use at edges of spicy dips, salsas and entrees.
Radishes are good for creating a flower garnish quickly.
Inspect the bunch before you buy it and look for rounded, uniformly sized radishes. Wash them well and trim off the root ends. Using a paring knife, make cuts to create petals as shown. Carefully loosen the petals, using the knife to peel back the petals from the flesh of the radish. Or make cuts perpendicular to each other across the surface of a radish for a more random bud shape.