Description
Dried Jamaican Sorrel Dried Red Hibiscus Dried Roselle Flowers This package contains 100% de-seeded Sorrel Flowers, that have been dried. Package sizes vary: 1 oz 2 oz 4 oz 8 oz in the Caribbean, a drink is made from the roselle fruit (the calyces with the seed pods removed). It is prepared by boiling fresh, frozen or dried roselle fruit in water for 8 to 10 minutes (or until the water turns red), then adding sugar. Bay leaves & cloves may also be added during boiling.[16] It is often served chilled. This is done in St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Antigua, Barbados, Belize, St. Lucia, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, the US Virgin Islands & St. Kitts & Nevis where the plant or fruit is called sorrel. The drink is one of several inexpensive beverages (aguas frescas) commonly consumed in Mexico & Central America; they are typically made from fresh fruits, juices or extracts. in Mexican restaurants in the US, the beverage is sometimes known simply as Jamaica (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈmajka] HAH-MY-CAH). It is very popular in Trinidad & Tobago especially as a seasonal drink at Christmas where cinnamon, cloves & bay leaves are preferred to ginger.[17] It is also popular in Jamaica, usually flavored with rum. Source: Wikipedia Jamaican Sorrel/Red Hibiscus | Dried
