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  • Punnets of leaf vegetables and edible flowers in Tunisian chef Bassem Bizid's kitchen. These will be used in dishes at a luxury hotel in Gammarth, north of the capital Tunis. AFP
    Punnets of leaf vegetables and edible flowers in Tunisian chef Bassem Bizid's kitchen. These will be used in dishes at a luxury hotel in Gammarth, north of the capital Tunis. AFP
  • Chef Bassem Bizid arranges leaf vegetables and edible flowers for a dish at a luxury hotel in Gammarth, Tunisia. AFP
    Chef Bassem Bizid arranges leaf vegetables and edible flowers for a dish at a luxury hotel in Gammarth, Tunisia. AFP
  • Chef Bassem Bizid places edible flowers on a dish. Adding fresh flowers to dishes ranging from soups to salads is a recent development in Tunisian cuisine. AFP
    Chef Bassem Bizid places edible flowers on a dish. Adding fresh flowers to dishes ranging from soups to salads is a recent development in Tunisian cuisine. AFP
  • Organic farmer Sonia Ibidhi tends plants in a polytunnel on the farm where she produces edible flowers, at the northwestern Tunisian coastal town of Tabarka. AFP
    Organic farmer Sonia Ibidhi tends plants in a polytunnel on the farm where she produces edible flowers, at the northwestern Tunisian coastal town of Tabarka. AFP
  • Sonia Ibidhi, a former journalist, checks lavender plants at her farm in Tabarka. She says she became a grower 'out of love' for working on the land. AFP
    Sonia Ibidhi, a former journalist, checks lavender plants at her farm in Tabarka. She says she became a grower 'out of love' for working on the land. AFP
  • Organic farmer Sonia Ibidhi checks nasturtiums on her farm. Nasturtium leaves and flowers can both be eaten. AFP
    Organic farmer Sonia Ibidhi checks nasturtiums on her farm. Nasturtium leaves and flowers can both be eaten. AFP
  • Sonia Ibidhi samples petals on her farm at Tabarka, Tunisia. She says she's been surprised at the domestic demand for her produce. AFP
    Sonia Ibidhi samples petals on her farm at Tabarka, Tunisia. She says she's been surprised at the domestic demand for her produce. AFP
  • Entrepreneur Sonia Ibidhi inspects plants at her farm at Tunisian coastal town Tabarka. She chose to locate the business in Tabarka due to its humid climate and abundant water supply. AFP
    Entrepreneur Sonia Ibidhi inspects plants at her farm at Tunisian coastal town Tabarka. She chose to locate the business in Tabarka due to its humid climate and abundant water supply. AFP
  • Sonia Ibidhi poses with pots of her nasturtiums. She says: 'I do something that I love, that is beautiful and colourful.' AFP
    Sonia Ibidhi poses with pots of her nasturtiums. She says: 'I do something that I love, that is beautiful and colourful.' AFP

Appetite for edible flowers blooms in Tunisia — in pictures

Dishes at a hotel in Gammarth are being decorated with colourful leaves and petals

The National

February 20, 2021

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