Botanica Persian Pink Rose Bud 130 g

NAME: Rosa x damascena
FAMILY: Rosaceae
ORIGIN: Iran
APPEARANCE: pink petal color with green stem
TASTE: flowery-sweet taste
PART OF PLANT: flower; bud
PROCESSING METHOD: buds are picked early, before they bloom, and then dried

COOKERY
used whole, chopped or ground in a powder, as a spice and decoration, especially in desserts

CATERING/HOSPITALITY
- decoration for warm and cold beverages
- ingredient for making rose syrup
- most often combined with citruses but also with other less complex spices

FUN FACT
Pink roses are so popular in Persia that architecture is dominated by pink, which draws its inspiration from rose field.