Wildflower power – Bringing petals to your pantry

As ABC Radio National prepares to crown Australia's most amazing wildflower for National Science Week, guest host Matt Preston is on the hunt for Australia's most DELICIOUS wildflower. From flavouring cordials with sweet nectar to foraging for exotic blooms to turn into fritters, flowers are an untapped culinary resource. But as our guests explain, when it comes to sourcing native flowers, it's important to tread lightly.Guests: Mindy Woods, Bundjalung chef and native food expertClarence Slockee, horticulturist, Gardening Australia presenter and Bundjalung manTim Low, biologist and author of Wild Food Plants of AustraliaDiego Bonetto, environmental educator and foraging guideGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] episode of Every Bite was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.