The recipe sounds so amazing, and since I happen to have 3 fat aubergines and plans to barbecue over the weekend, it might happen in my kitchen! And how I love the smell of lime tree flowers, it reminds me of my childhood
Love the dried lime idea. We planted some limes a few years ago, I will keep my eye out for blossom. I’m also on a syrup mission so let’s see if we can be a bit more coordinated around here with the strawberries
Lovely thoughts and so topical. We've just spent the last two weeks in Leamington Spa, where there are dozens of Linden trees. My father used to take advantage of the free parking underneath them when he worked there - we kids earned extra pocket money cleaning off the sticky sap from the flowers, which dripped onto the car each summer. In Turkey, 'ilhamur' (linden flower) tea is forced upon you if you have a cold. The least said about that particular tradition, all the better. (Personally, I prefer the notion of rubbing neat sage oil on the throat - more effective and MUCH nicer smell).🤣 Regardless of all of which, the trees are beautiful.
They are beautiful and they smell amazing. Do you not like the tea? (Or just not like it being forced upon you? I have bad memories of the neighbours forcing dogwood syrup on me for an upset stomach.) Aside from chamomile it's the only floral/herbal tea I like...
I'm afraid I am very traditional when it comes to tea - I only like the good black stuff (favourite is any kind of Ceylon but any kind of builders works for me). I can't abide any kind of flowery tea and the linden tea thing has almost put me off the smell of the flowers altogether. We do have a bit of an issue with stuff being forced upon us - Turkish people just don't hear 'no thank you' when it comes to hospitality. Their intentions are very kind, but when you are a milk- and yoghurt-disliker, being in Turkey can be a bit of a dangerous place. My absolute horror is ayran (a drink made from salted yoghurt diluted with water - have you come across it?), especially if there is loads of dried mint stirred into it, which is the tradition around our parts. Luckily Robin loves it, so we do a swift swap of my full glass for his empty one (I used to do the same thing with school milk 55 years ago with my mate Carole - bless her, she'd still take a bottle of milk for the team).
We have ayran here too, and I'm not a fan. But have you got boza in Turkey? It's a fermented wheat drink and, hand on heart, it's far worse than ayran. Imagine a fizzy, yeasty, thick brown sludge and you're on the right track. I'd rather drink ayran -- which, as a vegan, is really saying something! 😂
Oh yes, we have boza (made from millet - same stuff?), but only in the winter. It's quite amusing at times, because of course it is mildly alcoholic and a lot of people don't realise that, so they can get quite giddy unintentionally. Another horror of mine (involves hot milk too - double horror) is sahlep - referred to by Himself as camel snot or hospital drink. It is absolutely vile - kind of like thick sludgy Horlicks but without the malty flavour. It is so viscous that it sort of goes down in one go. I am actually shuddering thinking about it. Other horrors: Noah's pudding/'asure' and gullac - a sort of soggy, floppy pudding made with wafers soaked in milk. Truly vile. Give me baklava every time - now that is something I can get right behind.
The recipe sounds so amazing, and since I happen to have 3 fat aubergines and plans to barbecue over the weekend, it might happen in my kitchen! And how I love the smell of lime tree flowers, it reminds me of my childhood
Perfect timing! Sounds like a good weekend to me. I'd love to hear if you do make it...
Done tonight! They were lovely indeed! And O made sure to have leftovers for tomorrow! Thank you for the wonderful recipe
So glad to hear you liked it. Thanks for checking back in. Enjoy the leftovers! x
Аnother hack is to keep the linden in paper bags or boxes. We have a wonderful variety whose colors are not yellow but red. It smells even better.
Hi Dimana, thanks for reading. I've never seen red ones. How cool is that! And yes, good idea to store in paper bags...
Love the dried lime idea. We planted some limes a few years ago, I will keep my eye out for blossom. I’m also on a syrup mission so let’s see if we can be a bit more coordinated around here with the strawberries
Oooh, excellent, I'd love to hear how the syrup and strawberries combo goes down!
Lovely thoughts and so topical. We've just spent the last two weeks in Leamington Spa, where there are dozens of Linden trees. My father used to take advantage of the free parking underneath them when he worked there - we kids earned extra pocket money cleaning off the sticky sap from the flowers, which dripped onto the car each summer. In Turkey, 'ilhamur' (linden flower) tea is forced upon you if you have a cold. The least said about that particular tradition, all the better. (Personally, I prefer the notion of rubbing neat sage oil on the throat - more effective and MUCH nicer smell).🤣 Regardless of all of which, the trees are beautiful.
They are beautiful and they smell amazing. Do you not like the tea? (Or just not like it being forced upon you? I have bad memories of the neighbours forcing dogwood syrup on me for an upset stomach.) Aside from chamomile it's the only floral/herbal tea I like...
I'm afraid I am very traditional when it comes to tea - I only like the good black stuff (favourite is any kind of Ceylon but any kind of builders works for me). I can't abide any kind of flowery tea and the linden tea thing has almost put me off the smell of the flowers altogether. We do have a bit of an issue with stuff being forced upon us - Turkish people just don't hear 'no thank you' when it comes to hospitality. Their intentions are very kind, but when you are a milk- and yoghurt-disliker, being in Turkey can be a bit of a dangerous place. My absolute horror is ayran (a drink made from salted yoghurt diluted with water - have you come across it?), especially if there is loads of dried mint stirred into it, which is the tradition around our parts. Luckily Robin loves it, so we do a swift swap of my full glass for his empty one (I used to do the same thing with school milk 55 years ago with my mate Carole - bless her, she'd still take a bottle of milk for the team).
We have ayran here too, and I'm not a fan. But have you got boza in Turkey? It's a fermented wheat drink and, hand on heart, it's far worse than ayran. Imagine a fizzy, yeasty, thick brown sludge and you're on the right track. I'd rather drink ayran -- which, as a vegan, is really saying something! 😂
Oh yes, we have boza (made from millet - same stuff?), but only in the winter. It's quite amusing at times, because of course it is mildly alcoholic and a lot of people don't realise that, so they can get quite giddy unintentionally. Another horror of mine (involves hot milk too - double horror) is sahlep - referred to by Himself as camel snot or hospital drink. It is absolutely vile - kind of like thick sludgy Horlicks but without the malty flavour. It is so viscous that it sort of goes down in one go. I am actually shuddering thinking about it. Other horrors: Noah's pudding/'asure' and gullac - a sort of soggy, floppy pudding made with wafers soaked in milk. Truly vile. Give me baklava every time - now that is something I can get right behind.
'It is so viscous that it sort of goes down in one go.'
Jayne, have you ever considered being a horror writer? That truly horrified me.
Hahahaha. Horrifies me too. In fact, I am starting to wish I hadn't thought about it now.
Absolutely beautiful! I hope I get to try lipa tea one day 🫖
As you're such a tea lover, I'd love to hear what you make of it...
What a lovely idea - and love the sound of the aubergine! I can NEVER be bothered to deep fry - which is just as well!
Deep frying has to be really, really worth it, I think. Falafel is worth it. Aubergines, in the summer? There are other options...
I agree – deep frying is fantastic. Just that if I did it, I would not be dainty. Ok, I am not dainty anyway, but things can get worse..
Nothing makes me feel less dainty than deep frying while wearing my large purple shower cap (to keep my hair from stinking) 😂
That is an image to savour.. And a good tip.
Thank you for the restack! x