Have a tea

Hi- Tea.

Bread

Having a bread with tea in the evening.

Lemon Ice

Perfect Ice Lemon tea in the hot weather.

Ice cream

Ice cream with Karkade in the morning or evening.

Ice cream

Delicious Ice cream.

Monday 27 August 2012

WHAT IS KARKADE?



Hibiscus tea or Karkade tea is dried flowers of hibiscus, the so-called Sudanese rose. In Sudan the plant is actually grown on commercial scale, as well as in Egypt.
Hibiscus tea is the infusion made from crimson or deep magenta-coloured calyces (sepals) of the Hibiscus sabdariffa flower, an herbal tea drink consumed both hot and cold by people around the world. 


It is also referred to a:
ü  Roselle (another common name for the hibiscus flower) or rosella (Australian)
ü  Flor de Jamaica in Latin America
ü  Karkadé in Jordan, Egypt and Sudan
ü  Chai Kujarat in Iraq
ü  Chai Torsh in Iran
ü  Gumamela in the Philippines
ü  Bissap Or Wonjo in West Africa
ü  Sorrel in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
ü  Red Sorrel in the wider Caribbean, and other names in other regions
Hibiscus tea has a tart, cranberry-like flavor, and sugar is often added to sweeten the beverage. The tea contains vitamin C and minerals and is used traditionally as a mild medicine.
Hibiscus tea contains 15-30% organic acids, including citric acid, maleic acid, and tartaric acid. It also contains acidic polysaccharidesand flavonoid glycosides, such as cyanidin and delphinidin, that give it its characteristic deep red colour.