Rice Soup Flower

Rice Soup Flower

　　Hibiscus flowers come in both white and red varieties. Locals in Gutian call them "rice soup flowers" and typically cook them with rice soup to make a savory soup. They can also be coated with flour and deep-fried.

　　Before cooking, it's necessary to remove the flower stems, centers, and the outer green-tinted petals, as these parts are tougher and less pleasant in texture.

　　　The cooked rice soup flowers are smooth and have a texture that’s somewhat like that of guobianhu (a type of rice-flour gruel).