Hawthorn tea
November 1, 2012 • Category: Beverages
The street vendor is starting to sell roasted chestnuts and of course I had to grab a bag (can’t resist their smell). He had bags of these next to the chestnuts. I asked him “why are they yellow? I mean za3roor (hawthorn) is usually red”; he said “lady, they come in yellow as well and I am out of my red ones”. We talked about hawthorn for a while. He said: “You know these are so good for the heart!” (I knew, a cardiologist, friend of the family, pointed to a hawthorn in our garden in the mountain and said that the berries were a terrific antidote to heart disease).
The street vendor gave me a tea recipe for these; just boil them in water for 10 minutes and drink.
Wash a handful of hawthorn berries real well and add a quart of fresh tap water. Bring to a simmer and let them simmer over gentle heat for 10 to 20 minutes. Drink the tea and chew on the berries if you like!
You can also just eat the berries!
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Comments
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Noor says:
Oh wow that is very interesting! I love how Arabs make a tea from anything lol. I LOVE chestnuts and here they are starting to sell them as well but you have to drive to the desert. They roast these and corn yummy.
On November 1, 2012 at 11:15 am
leaf says:
I wish we could get these berries here. I enjoyed having them in all sorts of treats in China!
On November 1, 2012 at 5:15 pm
Susan says:
Jourmana, your posts always make me wish I could savor all that you do!
On November 1, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Alicia (foodycat) says:
This is so interesting! Either your glasses are very small or these haws are much larger than the ones I’ve seen.
On November 3, 2012 at 5:28 am
Lola says:
Dear Joumana, where can I find these hawthorn ( zaaroor ) in Dallas, TX ? Thank you.
On November 4, 2012 at 10:07 pm