Flor de Izote or Yucca tree flower
I don’t know why I have a fascination with the Izote tree, a member of the yucca tree family, also known as the Yoshua tree. Maybe its many arms and hands. Anyhow, I like it and its used often in the hedgerows around Antigua Guatemala. Its white flowers are edible and they are considered a delicacy. The izote tree flower is also the national flower for the neighboring country of El Salvador. You can see the white flowers right above the center of the photograph; you may need to see the larger version to actually see it. So far I have posted several photos of the palo de izote tree, but this one is my favorite.
What do you think of this weird-looking tree?
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June 11th, 2007
we have them here and they bloom but they only grow about 3 feet high. i knew people ate them seems like a lot of work for so little food. people eat squash blooms also but i never tried that either.
June 11th, 2007
My next door neighbor has a couple of this trees in her garden, I have one in the front yard, tall, very tall, so is hard to reach the flowers, but my neighbor’s are smaller. Last year they were blooming and I was very tempted to “borrow” some of the flower to make “recadito con Flor de Izote” or ” huevos revueltos con flor de izote”. People think that I’m weird.
January 1st, 2008
where I can buy or get the flor de izote in las vegas
chef ana miranda
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