Do Japanese people "eat Sakura (cherry blossoms)" ? This is the real truth...

To tell you the truth... I didn't know that Sakura(cherry blossoms) was used in such ways...

I'll tell you the conclusion!

Some Japanese people eat sakura! (I was surprised too when I heard that)

To tell the truth, I was born and raised in Japan, but I didn't know that some people ate sakura.

"sakura no shiozuke"

For example, in order to make "sakura no shiozuke", they put cherry blossoms and salt in a plastic bag and leave them at that for some days in a refrigerator.

Not only plates using sakura, but also drinks with it.

This is a liqueur containing cherry blossoms.

I think even Japanese people don't know that some people eat sakura.

But I don't have courage to eat cherry blossoms, nor drink alcohol containing them.

Personally I prefer Sakura, who appears in Naruto Shippuden.

That's it for today.
I just wanted to share this with you guys, who are interested in Japan.

Peace,
Ashitaka