• cazssiew@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    I miss trader Joe’s dried chili mango and candied hibiscus, their entire dried fruit section really.

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          6 hours ago

          I had no idea. that sounds delicious.

          the flower petals are so thin, how thick is the candy coating?

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            4 hours ago

            Typically i see them served in syrup and not coated in candy, and somehow they are so much thicker a petal than you imagine. I assume theyre using a specific type of hibiscus and not just the kind everyone grows for yard decor. More of a yucca flower texture honestly.

            They may have actual candied ones to i didn’t even bother looking it up yet, of course.

            These are what i normally see https://www.wildhibiscus.com/collections/retail/products/wild-hibiscus-flowers-in-syrup

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              2 hours ago

              that is fascinating, thank you for sharing it.

              I actually grew up with hibiscus around my house my whole childhood but never knew you could eat them.

              which is nuts, because I feel like I try to eat everything else in my yard as a kid.

              those look pretty good.