A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Dried buds or newly opening flowers of Lonicera japonica, slender and pale yellow-green.
In the kitchen
Used in some guilinggao blends and herbal infusions.
Jinyinhua comes from Lonicera japonica; shanyinhua from other honeysuckle species is a different ingredient.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有金银花吗？
Does this dish contain Japanese honeysuckle flowers?