Today, hibiscus still grows in the Caribbean, where the flower-brewed red beverage became known as sorrel. Adrian Miller, author of the 2014 history Soul Food, says the continuing popularity of ...

Sorrel is a cousin of the hibiscus tree, so not to be confused with the sorrel herb. The flower calyces are dried and made ...

The sorrel drink is a sexy Jamaican specialty. It is a punch made from an infusion of hibiscus blossoms (traditionally made with the sepals, not the petals of the flower) or hibiscus tea.