The true nature of the 'weird' flower species looks like newly peeled shrimp noodles

Recently, a ramen shop in Japan has posted photos of a strange plant, called this "wheat", caused a stir in the public opinion, surprised a lot of people, stunned. So what is the truth? Let's find out.

The tree looks very much like corn, inside it is like shrimp noodles.

In fact, this "wheat" looks very much like corn, inside like shrimp noodles. However, "wheat" is not related to corn or shrimp noodles. In fact, this is a toquilla, a palm tree species, living in the tropics of the Americas and, more commonly, in Ecuador.

Toquilla tree is about 1-4m high, fan-shaped leaves. Until flowering, the flowers of the toquilla tree look like corn, inside the fibers twisted together, just like shrimp noodles in the package. When the flowers bloom, the fear sprung, looks like shrimp noodles have been poured boiling water, very special and interesting.

When the flowers bloomed, the panes sprung up, just like shrimp noodles were poured with boiling water.

At first glance, many people will be extremely surprised by the shape of the toquilla flower. However, the flowers of the tree do not have much effect.

Indigenous people often use toquilla leaves to make the famous Panama hat. This is one of the most expensive hats in the world due to its extremely complicated craft. A high quality Panama hat takes more than 6 months to complete.