Rosebuds

Produit livré en sachet refermable 

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Pour info, 1 cuillère à soupe bombée contient environ 4g en poids et 20 boutons de rose.

Leur taille se situe entre 1 et 2cm de longueur environ.

Uses in Cooking and Beyond:
These are whole rosebuds with a lovely pink color! Their beauty makes them ideal for decoration: in potpourris, various crafts, or as garnishes for prepared dishes and salads.

But their soft, floral, and sweet aroma also lends itself naturally to culinary use. Try adding them to a mint tea—you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the result. You can also crush them with a rolling pin, remove any remaining hard parts (like the flower peduncles), and incorporate them as a powder into traditional dishes such as North African couscous meatballs, or into meringues, ice creams, and many sweet treats.

Another fun use is placing a few rosebuds in your ice cube water—when melting in a drink, such as an aperitif, they’ll release the rosebuds into the beverage. Guaranteed effect…!

As an infusion, rosebuds help promote sleep, as long as they’re not accompanied by tea!

And if you’re the lucky owner of a chinchilla, these rosebuds make a true treat for them…!

Who Am I?
Origin: Morocco
Scientific Name: Rosa centifolia
Common Name: Damask rose

The rosebush producing these roses belongs to the group known as "ancient roses" and still grows naturally in Syria and the Caucasus.

It reaches about 2.20 meters in height, with stems equipped with numerous robust, curved thorns. Many garden varieties were developed from this wild species, featuring colors ranging from white to deep red. These endless varieties can still be planted at home.

Fresh flowers are widely used to produce an aromatic substance known as "rose absolute," essential in perfumery and still found in the composition of many famous fragrances. It takes around 3 million flowers, all handpicked, to extract just one liter of essential oil, hence the extremely high price of this "absolute"!

A Little History:
In ancient times, rose essential oil was considered as precious as gold. In the East, the wealthy were willing to spend fortunes on this magical scent, whose high price is largely due to the vast number of flowers needed to produce the essential oil.

Its introduction to Europe is credited to Robert de Brie, who supposedly brought it from Persia back to Provins around 1254 after the Crusades. Since then, Provins has remained the rose capital, from which this rose spread across the West.

The rose takes its name from the city of Damascus, one of its regions of origin and a significant ancient city.