Anyway, we found dalandan at the local organic market the other day and she wanted some. She said she wants the fruits for the juice to make tea. I had to explain that to qualify as tea, there should be more than the fruit.
I was actually confused for a while because the name plate read "Mandarin" so I asked the saleman what it was. He said (at first) that it was the local orange or kahel. And I just had to ask because as far as I know the local orange is dalandan. He finally admitted that it was. Of course I haggled the price of the dalandan to a reasonable one. I also wondered how many people were fooled into paying a higher price for dalandan that was marketed as "Mandarin"...
Here is our dalandan rooibos iced tea!
The recipe:
about 7 pieces of largish dalandan, juiced
3 tablespoons caramel rooibos, steeped in 1/2 liter of hot water then strained and cooled
1 liter cold water
agave, as sweetener, to taste
Just mix everything in a juice pitcher. Throw in a couple of slices of dalandan and chill thoroughly!
Here are the juiced dalandan. The little girl was happy to help. Actually she wanted to use the citrus juicer! I used the reamer!
The dalandan fruits were seedless so no straining necessary! And I do love a pulpy drink! Feels more authentic... somehow. The little loved her dalandan iced tea, although she asked for more sweetener.
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