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Flor de Itabo (Yucca Flower Omelet) Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
A bunch of Itabo or yucca flowers
2 eggs
a half finely-chopped onion
and a pinch of salt
Directions:
Directions:
Wash the petals, and cook them in boiling water with a dash of salt, and strain the petals. Add a string of oil in a frying pan, add the chopped onion, the flowers, then crack two eggs in the pan and a dash of salt, It is ready when the egg is cooked. It is usually accompanied with tortillas or rice..
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This edible flower comes from the Itabo tree (Yucca elephantipes), The tree is usually located in rural regions of Costa Rica and was used to surround houses as a barrier of sorts, for privacy as well as for decoration, due to its strong roots which maintain a good hold on sloping terrains or surfaces. The Itabo the Flower is rich in vitamin C, iron, phosphorus, niacin as well as fiber and has a characteristic bitter flavor, to decrease the bitter flavor is recommendable to use only the petals.

 

 

 

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