Scented water to keep them cool. Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland in 1511-12 had various scented waters made for him, which consisted of his usage of over a gallon each week for the year. In the 1571 estate inventory of John Brodocke, an apothecary in Southampton, lists 32 types of scented water that he had as some of the items in his shop. In 17th century Constantinople the Venetians and Genoese had apothecary shops that had merchants of scented water including rose water. Scented waters were still being used into the 19th century of the wealthy nobles in Egypt as a
Lotus tea called "yeonkkot-cha" (, ) or "yeonhwa-cha" (, , ) in Korean, is a tea made from lotus flower. Often, a fresh whole flower is used to make tea. In Korean temple cuisine, this type of lotus flower tea symbolizes the blossoming of Buddhist enlightenment. Otherwise, of dried petals can be simmered in of water over low heat to make two to three cups or of tea. Lotus fruit tea, called "yeonbang-cha" (, , ) in Korean, is a tea made by infusing dried lotus fruits. Lotus seed tea, called "yeonbap-cha" (, ), "yeonssi-cha" (, ), or "yeonja-cha" (, , )