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Re: Edible orchids

One of the people I do some freelance work for is a chef at the Garden Terrace Restaurant at the Indianapolis Museum of Art AND an orchid grower. Here's what he said:

Dendrobium is the most common as a food garnish because it holds up very well and because it comes in many colors.

The light purple Vanda orchid also is an edible, but is usually served in drinks. It is smaller and more delicate.

If you go to Google.com and plug in edible dendrobium, you'll get hits for those that grow and ship the plant as food.

jems

Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp
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Does anyone know what orchids are typically used as garnishes by restaurants?
Waiters and chefs have assured me they're edible (the flowers, not the
staff), if not overly flavorful, and I've eaten them with no ill effects; but there
are no botanists in the kitchens. They don't know what they're putting on the
plate other than that it's "an orchid."
I think I ate a Dendrobium bloom, but I'm not sure. Anyone? And can anyone
name a source that grows the things for consumption, i.e., sans nasty chemicals?

JF
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