ROSE PINK BUDS[ROSA × DAMASCENA]
Listing description
Rosa × damascena, more commonly known as the Damask rose, or sometimes as the Rose of Castile, is a rose hybrid, derived from Rosa gallica and Rosa moschata. Further DNA analysis has shown that a third species, Rosa
fedtschenkoana, is associated
with the Damask rose.
Detailed description
The
flowers are renowned for their fine fragrance, and are commercially harvested
for rose
oil (either "rose otto" or "rose absolute") used
in perfumery
and to make rose water and "rose concrete".
The flower petals are also edible. They may be used to flavor food, as a
garnish, as an herbal tea, and preserved in sugar as gulkand.
Culinary uses
nougat with damascena rose and
pistachio
Damascus
roses are used in cooking as a flavouring ingredient or spice. It appears as
one of the ingredients in the Moroccan spice mixture known as ras
el hanout. Rose water and powdered
roses are used in Persian, Indian, and Middle Eastern cooking. Rose water is
often sprinkled on meat dishes, while rose powder is added to sauces. Chicken
with rose is a popular dish in Persian cuisine. Whole flowers, or petals, are
also used in the herbal tea "zuhurat". The most popular use, however,
is in the flavoring of desserts such as ice
cream, jam,
Turkish delights,
rice
pudding, yogurt etc.Western cookery today does not make much use of roses or rose water. However, it was a popular ingredient in ancient times and continued to be popular well into the Renaissance. It was most commonly used in desserts, and still is found as a flavour in traditional desserts such as marzipan or turrón. It has seen some revival in television cooking in the twenty-first century.
Pharmacological properties
Pharmacological
effects of extracts from flowers from Rosa damascene have been the
subject a number of scientific studies. A review article published in 2011
summarised these studies.
PRICE
$98.29/KG
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