Edible floral water and essential oil, absolute and concrete
What is culinary floral water?
Culinary, gastronomic or food-grade floral water is also known as hydrolat. This aromatic product is obtained by distilling flowers or aromatic plants. Specially designed for consumption, floral water adds a delicate touch to dishes, pastries, ice creams and chocolates.
Freshly picked flowers are immersed in a vat of heated water. The flowers’ aromatic molecules evaporate under the effect of heat. They then rise in the distillation column and condense in a metal coil as they cool. The drops then collect in a second tank. By allowing this fragrant liquid to settle, the essential oil and floral water are obtained. In fact, as their densities are different, the two materials separate naturally.
Floral water opens up infinite culinary horizons. Let nature inspire you and reinvent your cooking with NOROHY‘sorganic orange blossom water from Tunisia and organic rose water from Bulgaria. Our floral waters are available for private customers in 225ml and 2 25ml and 750 ml for professionals.
What is an essential oil?
Essential oils are more concentrated than floral waters. It can only be used in very small quantities in the kitchen for its aromatic intensity. This makes it difficult to dose. It must be handled with care, as its taste is powerful and its concentration very high. It is essential to know which combinations are possible and beneficial, and which may have undesirable effects. As a result, essential oils can only be used in gastronomy by a very well-informed public.
Concrete and absolute: concentrated aromas
Concrete is a solid extract obtained by solvent extraction. It contains essential oils and vegetable waxes.
The purer absolute is extracted from the concrete. These two forms are rarely used in cooking, due to their extreme concentration.
Advantages of using floral water in cooking rather than essential oils, absolute and concrete
Floral water is easy to use in gastronomy. It can be easily incorporated into preparations, or used as a soak or spray on a recipe. It offers intense aromatic potential for a reasonable concentration of essential oil. Dosage is easier, as it is more diluted than a pure essential oil. It adds delicate notes and avoids saturation.
Finally, depending on the temperature and duration of cooking, its floral or vegetal notes are more or less accentuated.
In which preparations should NOROHY floral waters be used?
Floral water is ideal for delicately perfuming creams, mousse or cookies. It is also particularly suitable for creating sorbets or ice creams.
Floral water also lends itself well to chocolate candy fillings. In particular, it can be used to make ganaches combining floral and fruity notes.
We recommend adding 20 to 40g of NOROHY orange blossom water per kilo of preparation, versus 30 to 50g of NOROHY rose water per kilo of mass. It is still preferable to respect the recommended recommended doses to balance the flavors. In its guide to NOROHY essentials, NOROHY recommends an ideal dosage for basic recipes. We also suggest different uses for our floral waters through multiple recipes for private customers or the professionals.
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