Celebrating the rose in Bulgaria and Japan

[TsekoV]

I’ve also tried once ice cream with rose flavor and I liked it a lot, @Erik_van_den_Ham . You seem to like the aroma of roses a lot, have you ever prepared any other dessert with this ingredient?

@ShafiulB , the water lily is indeed very beautiful flower. Maybe one can see it many of the city parks in your country?

[TsekoV]

Thank you for sharing so many charming photos with everyone, @helga19 .

Have you attended all of these flower festivals in Moscow? Which is your favorite flower? Is it tulip?

[ShafiulB]

@TsekoV Yes. You are right. You can see water lily in every perks lake, canal, and bills in Bangladesh.

[helga19]

Thank you @TsekoV for your reply.Sure I try visit all festival of flowers in Moscow.My favourite flowers not only tulip ,but also rose,orhidea,peony.

Unfortunately this year we have not any flowers festival.

My best wishes,

[Erik_van_den_Ham]

No I have not @TsekoV somehow it never came to that. But I bet this would be wonderful too. I wanted to make Rose-scented Bavarois with poached figs, it just never came to that.

"Ingredients

For the rose-scented bavarois:

• 4 egg yolks
• 110g caster sugar
• 8g gelatine, about 4 sheets
• 250ml full-fat milk
• 14 drops (about 1/4 teaspoon) food-grade rose-otto essential oil
• 500ml double cream

For the poached figs:

• 100g caster sugar
• 1 vanilla pod
• Pared zest of 1 lemon
• 16 ripe figs

To serve: Rose-petal jam or jelly (optional)

Method

I buy food-grade rose-otto essential oil over the internet. It is expensive, but a little goes a long way and it can be used in myriad ways.

1. For the bavarois, line 6 dariole moulds or ramekins with cling film. Place the egg yolks and caster sugar in a mixing bowl and whisk until light and fluffy. Soak the gelatine in cold water and set aside. Over a moderate heat, bring the milk to the boil and pour over the egg-yolk mixture. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and stir over a low heat until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat.
2. Lift the softened gelatine out of the water and squeeze out any excess liquid. Stir the gelatine into the hot custard until melted and mix in the rose-otto oil. Set aside to cool. Whip the cream to soft peaks and fold into the custard. Spoon into the prepared moulds, cover and chill until set, about 2-3 hours.
3. For the figs, place 800ml water in a saucepan and add the sugar. Split the vanilla pod, scrape out the seeds and stir them into the water. Add the pared lemon zest. Stir over a moderate heat until the sugar has dissolved, then add the figs. Poach gently for 8-10 minutes. Carefully lift out the figs and place in a serving bowl. Turn up the heat and boil the poaching liquid for 12-15 minutes or until reduced by about three-quarters. Remove the lemon zest from the syrup, cool slightly and pour over the figs. Chill.
4. To serve, turn out the bavarois on to serving plates and carefully peel off the cling film. Top with a little rose-petal jam or jelly, if using, and some poached figs on the side.

To drink: A sweet, rich but fresh wine such as a young Sauternes or Monbazillac."

Source: House & Garden

[HiroyukiTakisawa]

Hi, @TsekoV

I (and my family) also want to go to Bulgaria someday! I’m expecting to meet a lot of beautiful sceneries, tasty food, and nice people:-)

[TsekoV]

You definitely know how to enjoy life, @Erik_van_den_Ham ! A fine glass of wine and tempting desserts, that’s a combo to enjoy!

@HiroyukiTakisawa , you are more than welcome.

[DebadattaMeher]

Hello @TsekoV Very interesting to know about the rose festival as well as very much pleased to know the very good relationships between Both Bulgaria and Japan and togetherly celebrated rose festival.The decorated rose tree inside the Damascena Complex is superb

[Monse1]

Pasumecha cosas que me sorprenden este dato si no lo sabías cada ves el mundo me sorprende más y más

[emubaltaci]

wow, that’s great. we have a similar festival in İsparta, Turkey in June. here some info, u can check if u want

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[MayuriKubal]

Hey @TsekoV

That seems straight out of a fairy tale. The pictures are lovely and the way you have described the festival I feel like visiting it once in my lifetime. ??? Thanks for sharing such amazing post ?

Image of a flower exhibition at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai, India

[mockata2]

Hello @TsekoV !
I want to congratulate you for the great post and photos on the occasion of the Rose Festival in Bulgaria and Japan! This is a very sensitive topic for me, especially when it comes to Bulgarian customs and traditions.
Unfortunately, I have never been to this rose festival in Kanzanlak and I hope to visit it next year.
This post reminded me a lot of a popular Bulgarian song sung in 1968 by Pasha Hristova - “A Bulgarian Rose” and I want to share it here with you and greet you!

A Bulgarian Rose- an extraordinary song Eng subs

Best Regards!

[Sophia_Cambodia]

@TsekoV amazing with beautiful shots. It must be so entertaining to join one!

[OSAMA1]

Great relationship that made by the rose @TsekoV . It’s beautiful post and interesting.

Best wishes

[AbdullahAM]

very lovely post, i love different kinds of roses @TsekoV

a few roses in my city Mymensingh, Bangladesh

[KarenVChin]

@TsekoV – I don’t believe we have a rose picking festival here in the U.S, but we do have public rose gardens and we have the second biggest NCAA (college) football game of the year (think Super Bowl for college football) and parade called the Rose Bowl and Rose Parade held on January 1st every year in Pasadena, California. Both have been around for 100+ years.

For the Rose Parade, they are floats made out of flowers, high school and college marching bands from all over the country, dance troops, etc.

In this area of California, Pasadena, at one time were flower farms (cut flowers). There is a Rose Queen and her court that gets selected annually.

Cheers,

Karen

[TsekoV]

Hey @mockata2 ,

I was really happy listening to this song. As you know, this is one of our most famous songs.

P.S.: You really should visit the Rose valley in the beginning of June, it is so beautiful at that time of the year.

[TsekoV]

This is so interesting to learn, @KarenVChin . It looks like many countries and areas have something in common in celebrating a festival connected with roses.

Have you ever attended the Rose Parade in Pasadena?

[KarenVChin]

No, unfortunately @TsekoV not in person. Pasadena is in Southern California; 400+ miles from San Francisco.

I used to watch the parade on TV every year as a child. They get like a million+ people watching it live in person. The parade and the Rose Bowl, itself is big business. Brings in millions into the area. College football is a billion dollar industry. The team that wins, the seniors who graduate usually become high draft picks for the NFL.

As for the flowers/roses for the floats, most of the flowers are now grown overseas. The land now is worth more and is not used for flower farming anymore.

Cheers,

Karen

[PaulPavlinovich]

Its always interesting to learn of local customs and experiences and sometimes like this how they link two cities in different lands with different cultures @TsekoV @Ivi_Ge

Do you know the history of how the two cities became linked?

Googling suggests my city of Melbourne is sister to Osaka in Japan but I’ve never seen any kind of festival for the relationship. I want to travel properly to Japan at some point I became fascinated in the culture around noodles sparked by the movie Tampopo. I’ve been there on a stopover when flying JAL but that doesn’t really count. I want to see the cherry blossoms, ride a whole bunch of trains and explore the country.

Paul