This week, summer finally seems to have arrived. As every year, the first hot days mean sweating for some of us. And what helps us best against sweating?
For hot days, I came up with a wonderful, delicious recipe some time ago: Foléré . Foléré , also as Bissap or scientifically as Sabdariffa or Roselle, is primarily known as African mallow or karkade . It belongs to the mallow family.
In Cameroon, and also throughout the rest of tropical Africa, it is commonly used to make juices, syrups, cakes, and sweets.
There are countless recipes for this. I often make it a little differently each time. This time, for a change, I used pieces of ginger instead of mint leaves. For sweetening, I chose forest honey straight from my Cameroonian homeland. A few slices of freshly cut lemon and some fresh, local strawberries complete the dish. Just pop it in the fridge and voilà! A delicious and refreshing drink, perfect for summer.
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Foléré/Bissap au gingembre et fraises | African mallow iced tea with ginger and strawberries
Ingredients
- approx. 15 g Foléré / African mallow flowers (from African grocery stores)
- 3-4 slices of pineapple
- 1 piece of organic ginger
- 4-5 tablespoons of honey or sugar
- approx. 1.5 liters of water
- 1 Organic lemon
- A few strawberries
Instructions
- Place the mallow blossoms in a pot. Add pineapple pieces, ginger, and water, and cook for about half an hour
- Then strain and let the juice cool, then add the honey and stir well.
- Pour into a clean carafe. Add lemon and strawberry slices and chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
- Then serve cold and enjoy!
