African Recipes by African Gourmet In Morocco, orange blossom water is called Ilma Zhar, a phrase in Arabic meaning flower water. Cooking with orange flower water is easy; replace vanilla extract in your recipe with orange flower water. Also, most fruits and nuts, especially almonds pair well with Ilma Zhar orange flower water.
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Ilma Zhar or orange blossom water, is a clear, perfumed distillation of
fresh bitter-orange blossoms. Orange flower water is an essential ingredient in
Middle Eastern and Moroccan cooking. It's produced by distilling an infusion of
crushed orange blossoms and water. The resulting perfumed water is sweetly
fragrant of orange blossoms but not of citrus.
Orange
blossom water serves two purposes in Morocco. One usage is a perfume or
freshener, usually given to guests to wash their hands upon entering the host
house or before drinking tea, in a special silver or metal container but, this
old custom is fading away in the present day. The main usage of orange blossom
water however, is in Moroccan cuisine especially as an ingredient for
traditional sweets. Peeled slices of oranges, sprinkled with orange flower water and cinnamon
is an easy, light African dessert. Peaches also work well in this recipe. Our
favorite recipe is below:
Ingredients
1
cup whole unsalted almonds
½
teaspoon orange flower water
½
teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon honey
Directions
Mix
all ingredients in a large bowl and serve as a topping, appetizer, dessert or snack. Serve over salad, yogurt, cottage cheese, or ice cream.
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