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fruitfloral · tart · apple · hay · tea-like

Rosehip

What the rose leaves behind. Strain it properly or the seed hairs will make the whole batch itch.

on its own
3.0sour
2.0sweet
0.0savoury
1.0bitter
0.0umami
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3 of these 13 are wild — theory says yes, nobody has cooked them. why →

13 pairings for Rosehip.

Sugar

classic

Syrup is the only preparation that survives the straining. Britain fed it to children by the spoon.

Apple

classic

Both malic and floral; the apple gives it pectin and the hip gives it perfume.

Cream

common

Fat rounds a tart floral fruit that otherwise reads as a tisane, not a dessert.

Lemon

common

The hip is more floral than sour; citric acid sharpens the fruit into focus.

Almond

common

Benzaldehyde and rose are the same family of floral; flaked on top, it is a rose garden.

Hibiscus

uncommon

Two tart florals; the hibiscus supplies the tannin the hip never manages alone.

Chamomile

uncommon

Both apple-floral. Steeped together it is one tea, not a blend of two.

A floral tart jelly against gamey iron; Scandinavia uses it where Britain uses redcurrant.

Resin and hedgerow floral; the hip carries the acid the berry has none of.

Cocoa butter takes floral acid beautifully and leaves only the rose behind.

Lactic chalk under a floral tartness; it reads as a fruit paste for a cheeseboard.

Labneh

wild

Both are lactic and faintly floral; the fruit acid pulls the curd to berry.