INGREDIENT OF THE MONTH NOVEMBER | 2019

all about Hips WHAT ARE ROSE HIPS? CULINARY USES The rose hip (rosehip) is also called rose • Rosehip tea is made from steeping crushed haw and rose hep. It is the accessory of or dried rosehips and has been praised for the rose plant. It is typically red to orange, its health benefits. but ranges from dark purple to black in • Extract the juice of rose hips for use in jams some species. Rose hips begin to form after and jellies. successful pollination of flowers in spring or early summer, and ripen in late summer • Nyponosoppa is a Swedish rosehip soup. through autumn. Fresh rose hips are semi- It is sweet and often topped with anything sweet in taste but each haw holds a number of from whipped cream, nuts, sweet biscuits, small seeds and hairs, which must be removed yogurt, or ice cream. before consumption. • Rose hips can be used to make pálinka, a Wild rose hip are particularly rich in traditional fruit brandy popular in Hungary, which is one of the best components Romania, and other countries sharing to boost the immune system. The various acids Austro-Hungarian history. within rose hips, as well as pectin, cause it to • Rose hips are also the central ingredient of act as a diuretic. Rose hips can help eliminate cockta, the fruity-tasting national soft drink toxins from the body, as well as excess salts, of Slovenia. liquids, and even fat. The astringent quality of rose hips keeps the skin elastic. It can help heal burns and scars, and make the skin look INTERESTING FACTS younger and vibrant. • During World War II, the British SELECTING AND STORING government used collected rose hips to make rose hip syrup as a source of • Rose Hips are ready to pick when they vitamin C to replace citrus fruits that were yield to a bit of a squeeze with your fingers impossible to get. • Fresh rosehips are cut lengthwise to • Eighty-five percent of the world’s Rosehip facilitate drying and placed on a paper- Oil originates from Chile, Asia, India and lined tray in a warm and airy room out of South Africa direct sunlight. • Rosehip oil is often used in cosmetics • The irritant hairs on the dry hips can be and is reportedly helpful in fading scars winnowed by shaking the hips vigorously in and stretchmarks. a wire sieve. • Unlike , rose hip oil doesn’t smell • The hips should be stored in clearly labeled, like . The aroma is described as dark glass containers in a cool location. “earthy” or “coffee-like” • Dried rosehips will retain medicinal potency for up to one year