Wildflower tea
Folks who live full-time in the mountain villages in Lebanon are intimately connected with the wild plants of their region. Thus, what will appear on the shelves of the ethnic or Middle-Eastern grocer as a bagfull of colorful dried flowers has actually been painstakingly foraged and dried in the old country. These flowers and herbs are seeped in near boiling water and used in folk medicine to relieve this or that ailment. Some of these flowers include corn silk, (for kidney problems), or chamomile (as a relaxant), or mallow (with its pretty purple flowers) (for congestion) or sage (for hot flashes).
Wildflower tea
Joumana Accad Mediterranean, Middle Eastern June 8, 2015 Pantry, Beverages, wild herb, tagged, tea, infusion, herbal, pantry,2 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 7 minutes
Passive Time: 7 minutes
Ingredients
2 teaspoons dried wildflowers
1 1/2 cup water
1 tbsp honey or sugar to taste
Instructions
1. Bring the water to a simmer. Add a good pinch of dried flowers, cover and steep for about 7 minutes. Drain, sweeten to taste and serve.
2. This tea can be served chilled as well.
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Comments
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Nadege says:
Gorgeous back country!
On June 9, 2015 at 10:44 pm
Joumana says:
@Nadege: It is especially in the Spring, wildflowers are literally everywhere!
On June 10, 2015 at 5:05 am
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On March 10, 2017 at 8:08 pm
Georges says:
you used the purple flowers of the mallow ?
On April 19, 2020 at 12:47 pm
joumana says:
@Georges No, only the leaves
On April 19, 2020 at 3:29 pm