I found some rose tea in the pantry, and although I love the way rosewater is used in Middle Eastern cooking, I’ve never really taken to roses in a tisane.
But the little buds look so pretty — and I am trying to cut down my coffee consumption — so I will make a few more cups, and try adding some extras like honey and lemon to change the flavour a bit.
Any rose tea drinkers amongst you with tips on brewing or flavouring?
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Lovely Su. I have some rose tea too, someone gave it to me telling me how beautiful it is. And it smells amazing. It’s Rose and French Vanilla actually. But I just don’t like drinking it. Plus coffee exists. So I don’t need anything else. 😊
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Hehe. Maybe I should just surrender myself to my coffee habit and be done with it.
I like the sound of Rose and French Vanilla too, but not as tea. I might work as an ice-cream flavour though? 🙂
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Oh yes ice cream, what a great idea!
My friend at work the other day said that he’d been speaking with our newest sales person (who is in Brisbane!) and she said – I think I’m going to get a caffeine addiction like Desley! Word seems to have got around! Good grief – am I addicted? 😂
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Hehe. There are worse things to be famous for 🙂
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Hahaha true.
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Try mixing it with some tea leaves. Maybe earl grey.
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Colline – someone recently gave me earl gray with lavender and it is so good – never heard it with rose – mmm
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That’s another interesting combination. Not my cup of tea (so to speak), but I can imagine it smells wonderful.
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Haha – not my cup of tea…
And su- I realized you have featured some nice mugs/cups in your posts over the years.
So I guess mugs and cups are your cup of tea…
Hahhahhs
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Yep; I do love my cup and mug collection. I love ceramics and often bought cups from artists because they’re usually cheaper than bigger works. Then our old “everyday” stuff started getting chipped and I realised life is too shot to drink from boring cups, so we use the nice stuff — and I keep finding more 😂
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Oh right on to that! Use the nice stuff indeed.
And only in the last few years have I realized how much I like bone china – for some beverages. And not sure if you like Starbucks or not – but I do not like their coffee (or teas) but they sell some nice cups.
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I’m not a Starbucks fan, but I didn’t know they sold cups. Makes sense!!
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they have retail items in all their stores – over priced – but does go on sale – and then clearance at times.
Back in 99 – yes – that long ago – I bought a garden spade with a mug – I have never seen one for sale in one since then (and I did not step in a store for 8 years or more and went with my mom a lot on her visits only recently – but stopped that because…)
anyhow, I still have the garden spade and it is super well made
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I guess merchandising is all adding to the brand value!! And I confess I bought the Big T a branded cup from our favourite deli (which at least isn’t a chain) because he loves the feel of them when we are in there, and it is really sturdy and keeps his coffee warm.
Love that your spade is still going strong 🙂
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well the mug for Big-T sounds win-win
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🙂
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That sounds interesting! 🙂 Thanks.
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Su – first – yum! Sounds good!
And second – the heart mug and little roses and aesthetics – also yum
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Thanks Yvette 🙂
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Sorry, Su. Not my cup of tea! 😀
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Not proving to be mine either Amy 😀
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Totally agree, Amy!!
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Erm… no. I love the smell of herbal teas, but i find that not many are palatable. My favourite is anything with liquorice in it! Although when I feel ill I have been known to drink chamomile with honey or lemon. But I do like the mug with the rosebuds, very pretty.
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You’d probably like Egyptian Tea.
Leslie
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Ooh. That sounds interesting. When I’ve had tea in Middle Eastern restaurants, it’s either been a mint tisane, which I love, or very strong sweetened black tea, which I really disliked. But I don’t like any sweet drinks, so that doesn’t help.
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It is sweet but has a strong licorice taste.
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Yum.
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It is nice….
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I think that’s it Jude. The smell is enticing in so many cases, but the tastes just don’t live up to the promise. 🙂
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When I worked at the tea shop, we sold lots of good-tasting herbal teas (or tisanes, really, as they contain no tea.) I drink a variety of teas: white, green, oolong, black, herbal, rooibos. My favorite scent in tea is jasmine, but there are other good ones. I tried a tea not long ago that had a rose flavor, but didn’t really care for it. Lovely photos, though.
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Lovely photos, Su, and an especially adorable mug! I also worked in a tea chop and enjoyed tisanes, but not traditional herbal teas. The tisanes the shop carried were W. German as I recall, were combinations of dried fruits, leaves & berries, and were edible (after steeping!) as well as drinkable.
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Very pretty, but I don’t think it would appeal as tea…
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Love the composition – never mind the taste. And that exquisite little mug! The best herbal tea I had lately was in a cafe where they had just put springs of fresh-picked ordinary mint into a tea pot. I couldn’t believe how good it was, or why I’d never thought to do it.
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Thanks Tish.
Fresh is definitely the best. I’ve made peppermint tea that way, but had a moment similar to yours when I was at a friend’s and she made me ginger tea by slicing fresh ginger into the pot. Forehead slap! It was soooo good.
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I haven’t had rose tea on its own but some floral teas, like hibiscus, need some lemon and a little sugar to enhance their flavours..
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I’ve been resisting sweetening it because sugar plays havoc with my eczema, but perhaps a little honey or coconut sugar might work. And lemon is a good addition to so many things. 🙂
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Yes coconut sugar could work well.
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🙂
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I notice that you have the rose buds there. Do you use them or the rose hips for the tea?
Leslie
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The tea is made from the rose buds. It’s fun opening the packet and just seeing lots and lots of tiny red rosebuds. They smell lovely 🙂
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They would….. 🙂
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I’m not much of a tea drinker at all – but I love the heart cup ❤️
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It was a birthday gift from a friend I hardly see anymore, so using the cup is a nice reminder of her. 😀
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I wonder what it tastes like. Is the rose fragrance strong? I love bergamot tea. It is strong but agreeable.
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The rose fragrance is quite strong, but I thought it didn’t have much taste. Bergamot is one of the few tastes I truly can’t stand, so Earl Gray tea is totally out for me. 😀
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Oh I cannot believe! I so love it 🙂 I dislike the bagged peppermint tea. Would only drink it as a remedy, so save me life 🙂 A few fresh peppermint leaves straight from the garden taste much better. Now I have to find the rose tea and try it too.
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I’m with you on peppermint teabags. I don’t have mint in the garden any more, but do buy it reasonably often and infuse it to drink. I get the rosebud tea at a local Asian grocer; it’s a Chinese brand. 🙂
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Asian grocer! I wouldn’t think of it. Thank you for the tip!
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It my go-to place for all sorts of interesting food. And Auckland is full of Asian grocery stores, so we have lots of choice.
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We have three or four stores that I know about. I will get the rosebuds, or at least order them 🙂
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Never tried it but why not? But I once gave rose water a try and made some lemonade with it and oranges. I only used a tsp of rose water and wow! It’s really strong and you want to be careful with it otherwise it can ruin every dish. 😄
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😀 I found that with rose water too — and orange blossom water was even more overpowering.the rose tea is kind of the opposite, but maybe I didn’t brew it long enough. I like the idea of rosewater lemonade though 😀 xx
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Maybe I should try the rose water tea, I have to refrain from all caffeinated drinks for a while which is just horrible to me! 😂xxx
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Oh no!!! I can empathise. Hope you are feeling better though. xxxxxxx
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I slowly get used to it but I keep dreaming of my first strong cup of tea.😉 xxxxx
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☹️ do you know when you will be able to try tea and coffee again? xxxxx
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Not yet. But I’ll ask my doctor today. Xxxxxx
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Hope your appointment went well. xxxx
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It did.😊 Will write you an email soon! Xxxxxxxx
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Got it this morning. Thank you so much xxxx
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🙂 xxxxxxx
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Rose tea is yummy and that cup is very cute. I love the heart on it.
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Thank you 🙏
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