Comments on: Sour “Mystery” Fruit… (Roselle / Hibiscus Sabdariffa)

By: lito

lito — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:50:15 +0000

my grandma in Ilocos norte roasts the seeds to substitute our coffee beverage.

By: ~K

~K — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:25:59 +0000

http://www.thinkgeek.com has an item in their “edibles” catalog that is a jar of 11 of said flowers preserved in a heavy cane syrup. they’re directly meant to be added to drinks or various deserts in this fashion. i’m extremely tempted to cultivate some of these myself for this purpose.

https://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/wacky-edibles/c0ce/

By: ta

ta — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:07:49 +0000

We call it sorrel and I had my first drink when I was in Grade 5,the school had plants.
Now when I came to Canada,my friends at work from the Caribbean gave me a bottle with a raspberry colored drink at Xmas ,very festive for the season.When she said
sorrel I was so delighted as it brought back memories when I was in elementary school.

By: Mai

Mai — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:24:34 +0000

My cousin from Canada says that Hibiscus Tea is good for lowering blood pressure and they have been drinking it for quite some time and very effective. She asked me to look for it here in the Philippines so I tried surfing & found this posting. They are running out of supply from their bulk purchase … don’t exactly know if it was just last year … and don’t know where to buy again.

By: Jack Hammer

Jack Hammer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:28:47 +0000

Yes….Dried fruit…Karkade…Middle Eastern….Sour Tea….MM just let me know if you want some when I next come to the Phils.

By: emsy

emsy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:35:08 +0000

I think this is the same flower used in the a Tazo Tea variant called Passion. I had that tea in Starbucks, and yes, it is quite sour.

By: ponchit

ponchit — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:04:21 +0000

i remember reading an old periodical of the dept of agriculture circa 1940 I think that promoted growing of roselle. they also had recipes for roselle jam if I remember correctly….I buy dried roselle buds from bangkok to make into tea….really good. the leaves is also a favorite souring agent in negros

By: erzsebet

erzsebet — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:26:31 +0000

this is the cientific name: hibiscus sabdariffa, there are over 200 hundreds species around the tropical world, and yes is edible, makes worderful wines, relives colds, hangovers, fever, etc

By: Sheldon

Sheldon — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:16:47 +0000

In Jamaica we use the calyxes to make the following beverage.
Its an awesome drink when made properly. In my backyard I
grow a variety that produces right through the year. I will
be able to make some of this again by the end of April 2009.

Also, here is a link to good info on it: https://www.meaningfulpursuit.com/edibleplantproject/2008/10/jamaicansorrel/

SORREL BEVERAGE

INGREDIENTS :

1 pound sorrel
2-4 oz. ginger
2 quarts water
sugar
wine (optional)
8-12 pimento grains

METHOD:

Wash sorrel thoroughly, using the fingers to lift it
from the water.
Put into stainless steel or glass container.
Scrape and wash ginger. Grate and Add to the sorrel. Add pimento grains.
Boil water and pour over mixture of sorrel, ginger & pimento.
Allow to stand 4-6 hours. Strain.
Sweeten and/or add rum to taste.
Serve with ice cubes.

By: cheryl favorito

cheryl favorito — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:09:33 +0000

We have this plant, ROSELLE, when i was a child in Bobon, N.Samar. I still have a some flowers now from my cousin in Cebu.