Dried Lily Flower

Ingredient Name: Dried lily flower

Traditional Chinese Name: 金針花 (jin zhen hua)

What is this?

• This is literally the dried petals of lily flowers


• When cooked into soups or stir-fried, it remains closed (as pictured above)


• It has a spongy texture and an earthy, slightly sweet taste (similar to golden mushrooms)

How do I prepare it?

• Soak in warm water for 30 minutes


• Cut off any hardened ends


• Rinse well before use

Where can I buy this?

• Dried lily flowers can be purchased at almost all Asian dried food shops.

What is the cost?

• The cost is very affordable. The amount pictured above cost less than $2 CAD.

Any benefits?

• Eating lily flowers is said to help relieve liver stagnation


• Lily flower tea can help to moisten lungs and alleviate coughs

Any precautions?

• None that we know of