Gol Gav Zaban (Borage Tea

Diets

Gluten free

Ingredients

Produce
- 2 tbsp Borage flower

Condiments
- 1 tsp Lemon juice

Baking & Spices
- 1/4 tsp Saffron

Desserts
- 2 Rock candy

Liquids
- 1 Water

Time
Cook: 15M
Total: 15M

Found on thepersianpot.com

Description

Gol-gav-zaban (Borage) is a herb that originally grows in Iran and a few Mediterranean countries of west Asia, and its dried blue and purple flowers are brewed the same way you brew tea leaves. The flower has a sweet honey-like taste and is one of the few truly blue-colored edible substances. In Iran people make this tea to relieve colds, flu, bronchitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and kidney inflammation. It is believed to be warm in nature and alleviates symptoms that are caused by using food that is cold in nature such as cucumber and fish.

Very nice and informative

I had the tea in Iran long time ago, when i got the tea from store and made it was not what i had expected! so i decided to look it up…. its completely informative with the visual aids ( how the tea should look like).

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons borage flower, Gol gav zaban
¼ Teaspoons saffron dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water
2 rock candy (Nabat), or sugar
1 Teaspoon lemon juice
water

Directions

Place the borage flower or gol gav zaban in a teapot. Add saffron to the teapot. Add boiling water and allow it to brew for at least 15 minutes on low heat. Then pour it in a cup and add lemon juice. Serve hot with rock candy or sugar depending on your taste.

Serves: 2 People
Cook Time: PT15M
TotalTime: PT15M