Nanohana 菜の花

What is 菜の花  なのはな　Nanohana?

菜の花 (Nanohana ) is one of a traditional vegetables in Japan.
When I start to see nanohana at supermarkets  I feel spring has begun.
菜 (na) means eatable grass, の (no)means ~'s and 花 (hana) is flowers.
So it it like vegetable's flower.

As a feature for spring vegetables in Japan, usually they have bitter taste.
Nanohana is not as bitter as other spring vegetables, it still has a bit of bitter taste.
And it is good for detoxing.

Like a plants and insects are coming out from underground, our body start to detox from inside.
You might have a trouble on your skin too.
If you have a trouble on your skin in spring, it is a good sign to start detoxing from inside.
Try not to put medications if it is not too bad, and try to eat something that will help your body to detox. At first you might experience a time when you don't feel any progress or becoming even worse though it will eventually cleanse so don't worry too much about it.

I have a vegan recipe for nanohana on my blog.
It is a traditional Japanese cuisine too! 

https://yuruyuruvege.blogspot.jp/2018/03/vegan-spring-marine.html

I hope you will enjoy spring recipe :)