610080 Mon Apr 06 18:24:11 -0700 2009 23 31 Home Cooking 0 4573374 Years ago, Jackp and I had a wonderful lunch in Paris that concluded with some financiers and an exquisite bite of rose-flavored ice cream. It's one of those happy memories I cherish. A few minutes ago I had a sip of wine that had a delightful flavor of rose and it made me want to enjoy something with rose as a component again. Aside from carrot salad flavored with rosewater, does anyone have a suggestion? Mon Apr 06 18:24:11 -0700 2009 12213 jillp 1 4573403 There's a company called Harvest Song from Armenia that makes a Tea Rose preserve that's bewitching. Mon Apr 06 18:36:18 -0700 2009 4573374 181207 caviar_and_chitlins 1 4573420 Did you see the recent "Desserts with rosewater?" thread? http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/606524?tag=search_results;results_list Mon Apr 06 18:41:28 -0700 2009 4573374 249664 kattyeyes 1 4574009 MARIAGE FRERES in Paris makes a gorgeous Bulgarian Rose scented Tea. MF is available on the net, and at many Gourmet shops in the States. Tue Apr 07 00:23:20 -0700 2009 4573374 10838 Fleur 1 4574785 Epicurious has a Persian Love Cake that is delicious. The flavors are saffron, cardamom and rosewater. A friend of mine make a rosewater peanut dish--it's a not too sweet, a little odd, a little addictive. If you are interested I can ask her for the recipe. Tue Apr 07 08:37:38 -0700 2009 4573374 42915 dct 2 4574913 dct, I would love to see that peanut recipe if your friend wouldn't mind sharing it! Tue Apr 07 09:12:10 -0700 2009 4574785 16406 ziggylu 1 4574911 One of my favorite uses for rosewater is Claudia Roden's Pistachio Cake(though I guess pistachios might be a problem right now. boohoo). http://www.bakingandbooks.com/2007/07/15/pistachio-cake-with-chilled-rose-syrup/ Also, there' s a place to us that makes a rosewater champagne cocktail I like quite a bit with rose champagne and rose water. Tue Apr 07 09:11:26 -0700 2009 4573374 16406 ziggylu 1 4574974 One of my best childhood memories is my grandmother's rose petal preserves. Amazon sells a few varieties of rose petal jams, jellies, and preserves. http://tinyurl.com/ch8v9s Tue Apr 07 09:26:05 -0700 2009 4573374 95793 jeni1002 2 4667909 Rose preserves are gorgeous microwaved till warm and then used as a topping for rose ice cream... which here in L.A. I think of as Persian. There's a deli here that makes fresh rose ice cream (rosewater), similar orange blossom too. Fri May 08 21:24:02 -0700 2009 4574974 40486 Cinnamon 3 4669267 This reminds me of something our persian inlaws sometimes do. Take a high quality vanilla ice cream, add some rose water and cardomom and pistachios. And you have a wonderful persian ice cream. I bet the rose preserves would be good in that or on that too. Sat May 09 14:49:57 -0700 2009 4667909 123744 karykat 4 4669540 I LOVE ice cream like that! I live close to many Persian markets that sell it already made with rose/cardamom/pistachio/saffron...but that's a nice and even more fresh idea to mix it in your favorite vanilla! Heavenly! Sat May 09 16:48:46 -0700 2009 4669267 17067 junglekitte 1 4666943 I can get nice rose petal preserves at a Palestinian market on the north side of Ann Arbor. A spoonful on top of cold drained yogurt is a refreshing Summer dessert. Fri May 08 13:26:13 -0700 2009 4573374 202194 Etsweiler 1 4667001 Epicurious also has a rosewater angel food cake that I made a couple of years ago for a friend. The rose flavor is subtle, but definitely there. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Rosewater-Angel-Food-Cake-11887 Fri May 08 13:41:17 -0700 2009 4573374 86679 auburnselkie 1 4668108 Don't forget rose flavored Turkish Delight! Sat May 09 03:08:49 -0700 2009 4573374 14139 Kagey 2 4669164 Hee - Kagey: That reminds me of the time I went and procured some rose-flavored Turkish Delight for a prop for my 5th grader's production of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" The kids tried it and recoiled. One kid exclaimed "It tastes like old-lady perfume!" I suppose it's an acquired taste. Sat May 09 13:47:18 -0700 2009 4668108 114693 GeeBeeEmm 3 4672464 That's funny. The first time I tried it I thought it tasted like lipstick! Mon May 11 04:48:19 -0700 2009 4669164 14139 Kagey 1 4669548 Also Malabi aka Muhullabiya, Muhallebici, etc, etc, etc. A cornstarch (or rice flour) pudding that you can either add rose water to it or some places I've eaten it make a rose syrup to put on top of the pudding that has been chilled, topped with crushed pistachios and fine coconut. Yum! I recently bought a delicious rose syrup that I keep meaning to make Malabi with! Sat May 09 16:53:26 -0700 2009 4573374 17067 junglekitte 1 4669821 You might to try Rose Food Essence made by SAC; I purchased it at Patel Brothers in Chicago. I used it in a lamb cake I made at Easter but beware, a little goes a long way. The cake had a delicate, rosy aroma that everyone commented on; it was delightful. Sat May 09 19:10:10 -0700 2009 4573374 17508 acme 1 4670547 Hendricks gin has a distinct rose petal flavour to it. Sun May 10 07:52:07 -0700 2009 4573374 40746 Peg 1 4671725 I make a rose panna cotta (just plain old panna cotta with high quality rosewater to taste, plus a little red food colour). Sun May 10 17:49:16 -0700 2009 4573374 123801 zamorski 1 4671786 Watch "Like Water for Chocolate," then try making this dish for your significant other. Keep a fire extinguisher handy. (Note: the original recipe used quail; the adaptation calls for a chicken. I think it would be better with quail.) Ingredients: 1/2 dozen red rose buds 1/2 cup of slivered almonds 2 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons of butter 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons cornmeal 2 tablespoons anis Chop the roses into small pieces and grind in blender with the almonds and garlic. Melt the butter and add honey. Stir the rose, garlic and almond mixture into the honey and butter. Add the cornmeal and anis. The mixture will be a thick paste. Use a spoon to spread onto the chicken. Bake the chicken as usual, basting if the coating gets too dry. The rose petals and anise will infuse the chicken with wonderful flavor. Use additional rose buds or petals as a garnish when presenting the chicken. Sun May 10 18:14:08 -0700 2009 4573374 58743 alanbarnes 1 4672437 I recently had a rose petal prawn dish at a restaurant in Shanghai, which you might find interesting. Here's an approximate recipe from a different, Hong Kong-based chef: "The backbone is the homemade rose-petal oil, created by soaking fresh and dried petals in warm olive oil for three to four hours until the oil absorbs the fragrance and subtle flavor of the petals. He used the oil to create one of his favorite dishes, sauteed fresh prawns infused with rose-petal oil. The prawn is first cooked with ginger and spring onion, then fried with butter and the rose oil, and garnished with rose petals." http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=16&art_id=81262&sid=23581060&con_type=3&d_str=20090424&fc=9 Mon May 11 04:22:59 -0700 2009 4573374 64215 cimui 1 4741282 look at this gorgeous cupcake from chockylit's blog: pistachio cupcake with rose petal frosting http://chockylit.blogspot.com/2006/05/pistachio-cupcakes-with-rose-petal.html Thu Jun 04 02:14:07 -0700 2009 4573374 105717 alkapal 2 4745510 Those are gorgeous. I should have bought the bag of dried rosebuds I saw in a Chinese supermarket here recently! Fri Jun 05 10:29:07 -0700 2009 4741282 13709 buttertart