Gardenia, (Gardenia jasminoides) is mostly prized and very highly considered for its sweetly scented blossom and few realise that it has both medicinal and culinary uses. The fruits contain yellow pigments that are frequently used as substitute for the more expensive saffron. It is the source of valuable antioxidants.
Even less well known is that it is related to Coffee ( Coffea arabica ) and is sometimes known as Cape Jasmine or, in China, as Zhi Zi.
Its first recorded use was from the Han dynasty in China ( AD25-AD220). The leaves, fruits and flowers were used in China as a remedy and all over Asia, it is known as the 'happiness herb
It is considered to be a herb associated with love, healing and spiritually.
In China, the flowers are used to flavour herbal teas, often in combination with other herbs and flowers such as chrysanthemums.
Culinary Uses for Gardenia Fruit as a Herb:-
Fresh Gardenia flowers can be added to salads or used as garnish. The fruits are frequently eaten but this dried fruit is highly valued for its natural yellow colouring obtained from the fruit which is used in the food industry as a less expensive substitute for the highly prized spice, Saffron.
Gardenia fruits contain carotenoids including crocin and crocetin which are also found in the Crocus species of plant, of which saffron is a member.
The plant genus is named after an avid plant collector called Doctor Alexander Garden (1730-1791) who sent specimens of the plants he collected to the Swedish botanist and naturalist Carl Linnaeus
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Reviews (2)
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Jun 2, 2024
Before I bought these, I didn't even know that gardenia had fruits, but I watched a Japanese cook use them to make traditional takuan, the yellow pickled daikon that you get in sushi, which is usually coloured with turmeric. I couldn't find gardenia fruit on any specialist food site, but Etsy came up trumps. Very quick delivery and a nice big bag of fruits at a very reasonable price – as you only use two or three at a time, the bag will last me ages. They produced a bright yellow pickling liquid the same colour and intensity as saffron, and it didn't leave stains on hands and utensils. The daikon is still pickling, but I have high hopes of the end result!
kvtraviss
Sep 17, 2022
Superior quality thank you
Mohamed Dafaalla
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