on a bread roll Rose hips are used in
bread and
pies,
jam,
jelly,
marmalade,
syrup,
soup,
tea,
wine, and other
beverages. Rose hips can be eaten raw, like berries, if care is taken to avoid the hairs inside the fruit. These
urticating hairs are used as
itching powder. A few rose species are sometimes grown for the ornamental value of their hips, such as
Rosa moyesii, which has prominent, large, red bottle-shaped fruits.
Rosa macrophylla 'Master Hugh' has the largest hips of any readily available rose. Rose hips are commonly used in herbal tea, often blended with
hibiscus. An oil is also extracted from the seeds.
Rose hip soup, known as in
Swedish, is especially popular in Sweden.
Rhodomel, a type of
mead, is made with rose hips. Rose hips can be used to make , the traditional Hungarian fruit
brandy popular in Hungary, Romania, and other countries sharing Austro-Hungarian history. Rose hips are also the central ingredient of
cockta, the fruity-tasting national soft drink of
Slovenia. Dried rose hips are also sold for crafts and home fragrance purposes. The
Inupiat mix rose hips with
wild redcurrant and
highbush cranberries and boil them into a syrup. ==Nutrients and research==