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Cooking / Culinary / from a novel | | German term or phrase: Pfingstblütentee | This is from a novel, so I guess in one sense the precise nature of the herbal tea doesn't matter, but I'd like to know what it is as I'm none the wiser from googling!
"Fünf Minuten später saßen wir im Garden Café bei Pfingstblütentee und Kirschkuchen."
Does anyone know what this might be? Thanks! |
|  Rachel WardKudoZ activityQuestions: 412 (none open) ( 8 closed without grading) Answers: 67
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| | English translation:white peony tea | Explanation:
This is really a guess.
I have never heard of "Pfingstblüten" or "Pfingstblumen", but am familiar with "Pfingstrosen" - peonies. I don't believe it is possible to make a tea out of peony, but a certain kind of Chinese white tea is referred to as "white peony tea".
See, for example:
http://www.fmltea.com/tea/white-peony-tea.htm
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Note added at 26 mins (2010-10-27 11:16:54 GMT)
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Interestingly, however, this tea is only picked between March 15 and April 10, i.e. closer to Easter than Pentecost!
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Peony_Tea
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-27 12:37:35 GMT)
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I have also tried googling "Pfingstrosentee". Not many hits, but it does seem to exist!
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Note added at 7 days (2010-11-03 13:49:47 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the feedback, Rachel. I have some of these growing in my garden and had no idea they were edible!
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oenothera_biennis
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Note added at 7 days (2010-11-03 13:50:56 GMT) Post-grading
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"Nachtkerzentee", then. And yes, they do "start" to flower around Whitsun (if Whitsun is quite late), but go on until late Summer. |
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 00:39
| Grading comment Thanks Colin - this answer is definitely the most convincing. I have now heard from the author that what she actually meant was evening primrose tea, though.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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19 mins confidence: Lady's smock tea
Explanation:
This is my guess...
According to the Wikipedia article (link below), Wiesenschaumkraut is also known as "Bettbrunzer, blaues Brunnenkressich, Fleischblume, Gauchblume, Harnsamen, Maiblume, Marienblume, Pinksterbloem, Präriekraut, Schaumkraut, Storchenschnäbli, Strohblume, Wasserkraut, Wiesenkresse und Wilde Kresse".
Since "Pinksterbloem" means "Pfingstblume" my guess is that this might be the plant referred to here. The plant has been traditionally used to make infusions.
Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiesen-Schaumkraut
| inkweaver
Germany
Local time: 00:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  German
PRO pts in category: 8
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23 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 white peony tea
Explanation:
This is really a guess.
I have never heard of "Pfingstblüten" or "Pfingstblumen", but am familiar with "Pfingstrosen" - peonies. I don't believe it is possible to make a tea out of peony, but a certain kind of Chinese white tea is referred to as "white peony tea".
See, for example:
http://www.fmltea.com/tea/white-peony-tea.htm
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Note added at 26 mins (2010-10-27 11:16:54 GMT)
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Interestingly, however, this tea is only picked between March 15 and April 10, i.e. closer to Easter than Pentecost!
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Peony_Tea
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-10-27 12:37:35 GMT)
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I have also tried googling "Pfingstrosentee". Not many hits, but it does seem to exist!
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Note added at 7 days (2010-11-03 13:49:47 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the feedback, Rachel. I have some of these growing in my garden and had no idea they were edible!
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oenothera_biennis
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Note added at 7 days (2010-11-03 13:50:56 GMT) Post-grading
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"Nachtkerzentee", then. And yes, they do "start" to flower around Whitsun (if Whitsun is quite late), but go on until late Summer.
| Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 00:39
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 22
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| | Grading comment | Thanks Colin - this answer is definitely the most convincing. I have now heard from the author that what she actually meant was evening primrose tea, though. |
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