BLOOMING BREWS
The first floral tea I drank regularly was the Persian beverage often referred to as “sour tea”. I call it simply my flower tea.
It’s an infusion of the calyces of hibiscus flowers — not the ornamental kind, but , also known as rosella. The first time I bought it at a Persian food shop, I was warned not to overdo in case I experienced a blood pressure drop. In fact, my slightly elevated BP
