Borage
Borage, also known as starflower, is an annual herb.[1] The flowers are perfect with five narrow, triangular-pointed petals. Flowers are most often blue in color, although pink flowers are sometimes examined. White flowered types are also grown.
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| Borage flower | |
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| Species: | B. officinalis
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| Borago officinalis | |
Cooking
As a fresh vegetable, borage, with a cucumber like taste, is often used in salads or as a garnish.[2] The flower, which has the non-toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid thesinine, has a sweet honey-like taste and as one of the few truly blue-colored eatable things, is often used to decorate dessert.[3]
Borage Media
A high resolution image of Borage stem with leaves and flowers
Borago officinalis (Starflower)
A white-flower cultivar
Two blossoms - the younger one is pink, the older blue.
In Aragonese cuisine, borage boiled and sautéed with garlic is served with potatoes.
References
- ↑ Donald G. Barceloux (2008). Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals (Hardcover ed.). Wiley. p. 397. ISBN 978-0471727613.
- ↑ "Borage". Encyclopedia of spices. (2009). The Epicentre.
- ↑ Borage Wildflower Finder