Yesterday Toby and I were treated to a homemade lunch made by Lucy, the owner of Blintz Café. She enjoys cooking vegetarian, and we've often seen her and others eating some delicious looking meals at the restaurant that aren't on the menu. She was so sweet to prepare a delicious lunch for us on Tuesday and give us 2 iced americanos on the house. We plan to bring her some flowers to show our gratitude.
Our meal consisted of tortillas, half an avocado, some mouth-watering cooked carrots with parsley, and flor de izote cooked with egg and other ingredients. The meal had great flavor everything was perfectly arranged on the plate too!
Flor de izote is the national flower of El Salvador, but it is also very popular to eat in Guatemala. They prepare it with egg (sort of like patties) or in tamales. It has a slightly bitter taste, but it's actually quite good. The flower is part of the lily family and has many important uses to the Central American culture besides a food source.
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