Easter Eggs with Harissa spices

The holiday is approaching, which we mark with symbols of life, birth, family reunion in the spirit of tradition and peace. Easter is a special opportunity to reflect on the values ​​we are guided by and the way of life we ​​live. And we have time for that. Time for conversations we haven't had in a long time, games on the threshold of oblivion, and customs in the spirit of tradition that ennoble us and create a special family bond.

Coloring Easter eggs is one of the oldest Croatian customs. Its beauty is in the old hands of our grandmother who collects homemade eggs and prepares them for Friday when she gathers us around the table to paint with our hands colors, names and messages of love intended for our loved ones. Beauty in the modesty hidden in the wrinkles around the eyes created by the warmth of family gatherings and screams of laughter.

The present, in the abundance of everything quick, short-term and artificial, teaches us to respect the past from which the Easter tradition arose, and was based exclusively on what the hand plants and then harvests, what creativity creates, the needle stitches, sews, the thread fastens. The simplicity of nature and ideas created the custom of Easter eggs with messages of love and peace that were given as gifts between lovers, friends and family, a custom that we have not forgotten over the centuries.

Devote time to your loved ones, and let your imagination play with the healthy colors that nature gives us and continue the tradition.

In order for us to be a part of your holiday story, we have prepared you Harissa spices with natural pigment for coloring Easter eggs, as well as a coloring idea with which you can gather the whole family and create new memories.

Choose colors from nature and go back in time, to the time of the beginning of the tradition of Easter eggs and revive the holiday spirit.

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Turmeric is representative of the color of light, youth and purity.

Beetroot brings us a shade of mercy, joy of life and love.

Annatto in the rhapsody of orange color hints at success and satisfaction.

The green color of spinach brings health, fertility and freshness to your home.

Butterfly pea flower leads you to blue shades that symbolize strength and endurance.

Hibiscus reminds us of the smell of tea from grandma's kitchen.

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Instructions for dyeing with natural colors:

First, boil the eggs, and then prepare a bowl for each of the spices. Pour 100 ml of hot water and a teaspoon of spices in the desired color into a bowl, stir to remove lumps, then add a tablespoon of alcohol vinegar. Dip a boiled egg into this healthy and natural color and submerge it overnight. With this procedure, you will get a stronger color intensity, and if you want softer shades, shorten the time the egg is immersed in the color. For a larger number of Easter eggs, increase the amount of hot water, and the amount of spices and vinegar.

For additional decoration of Easter eggs, we bring you an idea that includes another natural and healthy ingredient - rice.

Pour a fist-sized amount of rice into a bowl, then add a teaspoon of the seasoning you want to color it with. Add a tablespoon of alcoholic vinegar to this amount of rice and powder, and mix the ingredients so that the color is compact throughout the entire amount of rice.

Put the boiled egg into the mixture and rub the floured rice all over it, and put it aside. You can leave the rice grains on the surface of the egg when drying, after removing them in place of the grains, you will be left with a darker shade of color as a decoration.

For this technique, you can use eggs you have already dyed in one of the natural colors and decorate them this way. Also, try several shades of colored rice on one egg, and create colorful Easter eggs.

Gather the family and Harissa's spices, bring your smiles and put them on Easter eggs, spend the holiday in health and peace.