here are very few people who don't enjoy the scent of dry rose petal potpourri, even if secretly. Iranians, a nation so old that they used to go to war with Ancient Greece, make a gently scented tea out of it. It is no wonder, as they are also credited with giving the world the garden rose as we know it.I discovered rose petal tea (چای گلبرگ رز) in my neighbourhood Persian shop. I love to drop by there and get light-headed from the overpowering aromas of spices. On that day I was cycling by, when I saw shelves with marked down products standing outside. The Dutch in me couldn't resist that.
When I was a kid, we had rose petal jam from Moldavia. That is why when I saw a bag with "rose petal tea" written on it, the idea of roses as food didn't strike me as outlandish.
Websites selling alternative medicines claim that rose petal tea cures about anything from sweaty feet to adult attention deficiency syndrome. I don't know if it is true or not, I simply enjoy its soothing effect and how well it goes with Middle Eastern sweets.
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ReplyDeleteI don’t know why I’ve never had rose petal tea! Have you tried it with milk? I heard that it is delicious!
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ReplyDeleteI've had it in a Malay restaurant here in London, it's called Air Bandong there. It's very lovely. I yet have to publish the review of the place, I hope next week!
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Thanks. چای گل سرخ is the common word. "rose" also being originally a Persian word but the common word is "گل سرخ". I like this tea very much.
ReplyDeleteOh, and please, where did you buy this magical, fragrant, rose-petal brew? I am very partial to rose jelly and regularly clear the shelf whenever I see it for sale. I feel that I must try a decent rose petal tea.
ReplyDeleteI do add rosewater to green tea but that doesn't really meet my needs as I find it so difficult to purchase triple-distilled rose water.