ORIGIN: Iran
APPEARANCE: pink petal color with green stem
TASTE: flowery-sweet taste
PART OF PLANT: flower; bud #450p.
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