EAT DRINK TRUE BLUE

These blue flowers are used In Southeast Asia to naturally color food. In Malay cooking, check out the blue glutinous rice dish kuih ketan. In Thailand, drink the syrupy blue nam dok anchan (น้ำดอกอัญชัน). In Burma, enjoy blue floral fritters. We like to freeze them into pops!

Butterfly Pea Flower extracts add both awesome blueness and natural sweetness to cocktails. And, once you turn them beautifully blue, add a few drops of lemon juice and your cocktails will magically blush pink!

We like b’Lure and BlueChai 100% Natural Butterfly Pea Flower Extracts. And check out organic Bluechai Blue Tea.

Blue vodka makes magnificent cocktails. Make your own by simply steeping Butterfly Pea Flowers in vodka for about a week or so. For a magic martini, freeze some lemon water into cubes, then add them to your blue vodka cocktail. Pink swirls into blue as the ice melts. Nice.

Learn more about the beautiful blue pea flower, including recipes in our post, Sapphire Delectables. 

Read more about Beautiful Blue in Beautiful Blue Inspirations Now and A Whole New Beautiful Blue.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: by Alexey V. Sergeev. “Close up of a flower of Blue pea vine (butterfly pea, Clitoria ternatea) in TAMU Holistic Garden,Texas A&M University.“
2. Image: by The Photographer. “Clitoria ternatea from Margarita Island.”
3. Image: by Jnzl's Public Domain Photos. “Butterfly Pea Flowers & Climbers on a Fence (Clitoria ternatea).”
4. Image: Courtesy of Bluechai. “Naturally Blue Ice with Butterfly Pea Flower Tea/Extract.”
5. Image: Courtesy of b’lure. “B’Lure Extract 100% Natural Flower Extract from Butterfly Pea Flowers.”
6. Image: Courtesy of Bluechai. “Bluechai Blue Tea – Color-Changing Blue Tea & Lemongrass.”
7. Image: Courtesy of b’lure. “B’Lure Extract 100% Natural Flower Extract from Butterfly Pea Flowers.”
8. Image: Courtesy of Bluechai. “Butterfly Pea Flower Extract – Blue Food Dye.”
9. Image: by Tux the penguin. “Flower and Pods in Different States of Ripeness. Clitoria ternatea.”
10. Image: by John Skewes. “Clitoria ternatea (Clitoria, Butterfly pea).”
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12. Image: by Yogendra Joshi. “Blue Bloom. Gokarna Flower (Clitoria Ternatea).”