Eating in China
Osmanthus flowers ingredient on a plain plate.

Osmanthus flowers

桂花Guìhuā

Floral ingredient used in the sweet pastry syrup.

Type
Aromatics

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Small, strongly fragrant edible osmanthus flowers, used to scent food and tea.

In the kitchen

Adds floral flavor to Tangshan fengmi matang syrup.

Flower ingredient used in the sweet pastry syrup.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有桂花吗?

Does this dish contain Osmanthus flowers?

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