Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Striking Colours

Sometimes I believe that the striking intensity and wild mixtures of colors used in Egypt is because of the bold bright hues of the flowers that cover the land.






Sunday, August 21, 2011

Hibiscus

The Hibiscus flower (called "karkaday" by the Egyptians) is not only gorgeous, all over the place in Egypt, but also made into a fabulous drink which can be served both hot and cold. Drinking it hot is a great natural remedy for lowering your blood pressure. The drink is prepared with quite a bit of sugar, and it is really refreshing in both summer (cold) and winter (hot). The hot version is interestingly a bit like German gluhwein, minus the wine.




Hibiscus comes also in other variations of color, such as pink, white and even blue, but the most common variety here in Egypt is red.