The market · Fruit · Northern and Central Europe
Rosehips
The fruit of the wild rose — tart, fruity and full of vitamin C, but packed with hairy seeds that must be strained out.
tart · fruity · floral
Kinds
- Dog rose
- Small, oval, scarlet — the hedgerow hip.
- Rugosa / Japanese rose
- Big, round and fleshy; the easiest to cook with.
Goes with
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Foraged from hedgerows. Dried hips and powder from Nordic and Eastern European shops, for Swedish nyponsoppa.
- A little history
- In Britain in the Second World War, children were paid to gather rosehips for a vitamin C syrup.
- Worth knowing
- The hairs inside are an irritant: cook the hips, then strain the juice through a jelly bag or doubled muslin before it goes near a syrup or sauce.
