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2009-07-02

Ribena !!

Heard that this plant is actually the fruit to make Ribena ??
I saw it at my MIL's garden. So amazing :):)


JANICE NG © 2009


Thank you, my first commentator
Little Prince

19 Hugs for Amos & Zac:

cre8tone said...

I dunno ribena make from this.. haha!

Mummy Moon said...

Yeah, my mil make juice from this fruit. It is something like Rebena. very nice 1.

J@n!ce said...

LPM : I was surprised when told abt it too ;)

J@n!ce said...

Moon : So its really true ah !! That's great :)

Amel said...

Ohhhhh so Ribena is a plant's name? I didn't know that. Btw, I've put more pics and some video clips. :-)))

J@n!ce said...

Amel : Its the name of a popular drink :)

emilayusof said...

Hi Janice!! I have that plant too in my garden and was thinking of putting it up on my blog tomorrow! What a co-incidence!

Anyway, the plant is called Roselle. The taste is a bit similar to Ribena but milder. But Ribena is made from blackcurrant fruits or Ribes nigrum; hence the name Ribena.

Monica said...

Hi Janice! oh I love Ribena!! ;)

Monica said...

I have never seen this plant, thks for sharing! :*

J@n!ce said...

Emila : Hey, so coincident indeed. Thanks for the explanation there. At least I know the name of the plant now :)

J@n!ce said...

Monica : You're welcome :)

Azumi's Mom ★ said...

im such a stup lol.. didnt know about ribena, so there, i searched for it lol..

Juliana said...

Hmmm...never seen that in here (i think???!)

eastcoastlife said...

I have 2 of these plants. I make my own ribena. :)

J@n!ce said...

Bams : I din know abt the plant till recently too ;p

J@n!ce said...

Jul : Its quite a beautiful plant :)

J@n!ce said...

ECL : Ours just a small pot, can make small bottle maybe ;)

Angeline said...

YOUR MIL'S GARDEN???!!!!
that's so cool!
did you plug one and try???
does it taste anything like Ribena?

J@n!ce said...

Angeline : Not yet ;p

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