The girl from Thach That, Hanoi said this dish is not complicated, just pluck each petal of the Lagerstroemia flower, wash it, mix it with beef, cooked shrimp, carrots, onions, herbs and sauce.
"Put a piece of meat or shrimp on the shrimp cracker, add a small flower petal and you have a delicious, cool and extremely eye-catching dish," Yen said.
Phuong Yen said that last week when she went back to her hometown, she saw a large Lagerstroemia tree in front of her house blooming brightly, so she had the idea to make this dish. When she was a child, her grandmother told her that Lagerstroemia flowers were edible, so she tried it many times. In her hometown, families often pick young Lagerstroemia leaves to make spring rolls.
"Probably not many people know about Lagerstroemia beef salad. If you try it once, you will feel that the flower is not only beautiful but can also be used to make delicious dishes," she said.
Yen's post went viral in the kitchen-loving community and was shared in many places. Most people were surprised by the new dish.
Enjoy a cool, delicious Lagerstroemia beef salad with shrimp chips on a summer day.
Some humorous comments say this year is the "tribulation of ice flowers", after mangosteen salad, bauhinia salad and royal poinciana salad became a trend in previous years.
"The specialty of Royal Poinciana flower salad in Hai Phong and the specialty of Lagerstroemia flower salad in Hanoi", "Since I was a child, I have known that only the neem leaves are inedible", some people commented.
Many people also said that dishes made from Lagerstroemia flowers may be strange to people in the North, but this is a familiar culinary ingredient for people in the Southwest and other regions. According to Master Ton Thao Vy, lecturer of medicinal herbs at Pasteur College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Lagerstroemia is popular because of the beauty of its flowers and its medicinal value. In oriental medicine, this species has a characteristic aroma, is astringent, non-toxic, has strong antibacterial properties, so it is used to treat skin fungus, bacillary dysentery and supports the treatment of diabetes and gout.
Dried beef salad with Lagerstroemia flowers from Thu Thuy, Bac Kan
Khanh Van, 31 years old, in Ho Chi Minh City, said that in her hometown in the West, Lagerstroemia salad is quite popular. It has a slightly sour taste and no smell. In addition to dishes made from flowers, young leaves are also used for salads, rolls and eaten raw.
Right after the post, many women "followed the trend". In Bac Kan, Thu Thuy immediately applied it to dinner with a Lagerstroemia flower salad with dried beef, cucumber, carrots, and onions. "This dish is really delicious," she said and said she will continue to prepare other salads from this flower for her family to enjoy.
However, people also warn against picking flowers and breaking branches to make this dish. Picking a few flowers of Lagerstroemia will not harm the tree, but will affect the overall landscape. It is best to ask for flowers from a family's garden.
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