Simple Omelette With Home-Grown Wisteria Flowers

The vast majority of the wisteria vine is known to be poisonous, but its flowers are edible and even has a medical use.

In this Instructables, you'll learn how to make a wisteria flower omelette, as well as some ideas for variations on the recipe. I hope this aromatic dish can brighten the start of your day!

Wisteria plant

Eggs

Four years ago, our family started a project to transform a deep trench filled with wild trees and weeds alongside our yard into a shaded pathway with arching vines.

In the first year, we cleared the trench, installed the arches, and planted clematis. By the second year, the clematis began to bloom. We then added wisteria. Everyone in the family pitched in to help by trimming nearby trees, clearing weeds, and setting up a watering system since our sprinklers didn't reach this area.

The wisteria flourished quickly, so we had to reinforce our trellises with sturdier ones by the third year. 

The eggs were gifted to us by my art teacher, who raises hens and ducks.

Typically, wisteria flowers blossom in April-May, but due to the cooler weather this year, they bloomed in June instead.

Gather 4-6 bunches of wisteria flowers.

Strip the flowers off the bunches and wash thoroughly.

Prepare a saltwater solution and submerge the flowers in it for at least 30 minutes.

Place the flowers in boiling water for 30 seconds, then remove them and sieve the water.

Crack 4 eggs and beat well.

Add cooked flowers, mix.

Add salt as preferred.

Set the stove to medium heat. Add cooking oil to a nonstick skillet or flat bottom pan,

Add the egg-wisteria flower mix and leave undisturbed until the egg starts to set around the edge. Flip with a spatula to cook the other side. Take out when it turns golden.

You can decide to add more cooked wisteria flowers in the middle and fold or simply leave it on the side.

It's a simple dish, but it has a very unique flavor and fragrance!

Note that there are many easy variations:

• You can scramble eggs with the wisteria. It doesn't look as nice, but the dish can hold more flowers than an omelette with the same number of eggs.
• You can also add other ingredients, such as shrimp.
• You can make wisteria pancakes or make other baked goods.