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Gourmand Library

Index of Bois de Jasmin articles that link scent and taste, explore perfume notes used in food (and vice versa) as well as feature tested recipe ideas.

Reviews of gourmand fragrances can be found via Perfume Reviews by Note : Gourmand.

Tea and Scented Drinks :: Main Courses :: Salads and Side Dishes :: Soups :: Desserts and Baking :: Jams, Pickles and Homemade Preserves

Tea and Scented Drinks

Sakura Tea : Tasting Cherry Blossoms

Le Palais des Thes Flavored Teas : Tea Review

Tea Primer Part 5 : A Guide to Buying Quality Tea

Tea Primer Part 4 : How to Brew a Perfect Cup of Tea

Tea Primer Part 3 : Tea Brewing Basics

Tea Primer Part 2 : Green, White and Herbal Teas

Tea Primer Part 1 : Black and Oolong Teas

White Teas : Perfume in Your Cup

Brussels Flower Carpet and Cafe Blanc : Lebanese Orange Blossom Drink

Melon Heaven: Melon Seed and Lime Horchata

A Guide to Surviving a Rainy Summer : Perfume and Hot Chocolate

Perfume in a Cup: Tea Tasting Lesson at Le Palais des Thes

Everything is Coming Up Roses : Rose Tea

Jasmine Ratafia and Rose Liqueur : Flavor & Fragrance

Scented Garden : Geranium and Spiced Arancello Recipe

Scented Garden: Palmarosa and Lemonade Recipe

Opal Basil and Lemon Sherbet Recipe

Love Potion #99 Aromatic Drink

Green Oolong Teas of China and Formosa : Flavor and Fragrance

Le Palais des Thes The du Hammam : Tea and Candle Review

Main Courses

Orange Trout with Garlic, Ginger, and Sesame

Indian Flattened Rice Pilaf (Poha) : Layering Flavors

Autumn in Brussels : Pork Loin with Peaches and Thyme

Autumn Perfumes : Pasta with Roasted Hazelnuts and Pancetta

Belgian Journal : Coriander Scented Chicken Kofta Kebabs with Mint Chutney

Buckwheat and Mushroom Pilaf Recipe : Toasty, Savory Notes

Lagman Uzbek Lamb and Noodle Soup Recipe

Pilaf with Apricots, Dates and Saffron Shirin Plov Recipe

Pasta with Broccoli Rabe Recipe and The Scent of Spring

Sofrito Recipe : The Magic of Flavor and Fragrance

Aphrodisiac Dinner for Valentine's Day and Beyond

Mussels in Pink Pepper and Tomato Sauce : Recipe

Chicken Arabie : Apricot and Spice Marinade

Salads and Side Dishes

Spinach with Pomegranate Molasses, Honey and Caramelized Onions

Rose Petal and Raspberry Infused Vinegar

5 Simple Summer Pleasures

Simple Bean Salad Recipe With Variations

Two Orange Salads Against Winter Blues

Herbes de Provence and Escalivade Recipe

Spicy Laotian Beef Salad (Lab, Larb Recipe) : Bold Flavors of Laos

Musabbaha Whole Chickpea Hummus Recipe

Red Kidney Bean Salad Georgian Style (Lobio) : Flavor Recipe

Pomegranate Cucumber Salad

Black Pepper and Potato Salad

Soups

Tasting Spring : Green Borscht (Ukrainian Sorrel Soup)

Lentil Soup with Coriander, Cumin and Peanuts Recipe

Lagman Uzbek Lamb and Noodle Soup Recipe

Desserts and Baking

Viennese Vanilla Crescents with Tonka Bean (Vanillekipferln)

Belgian Gingerbread Treasure : Speculoos (Speculaas)

Dreaming Florence : Hazelnut, Orange and Cardamom Biscotti

Rice Pudding with Strawberry Compote : Vanilla and Orange Blossom

Almond Crescents and Splendid Fin de Siecle Vienna of Katharina Schratt

Exploring Edible Flowers : Hibiscus Sorbet Recipe

Rhubarb Strawberry Fool with Orange and Vanilla

Indian Sesame Cardamom Candy (Til Gul Ladoo) Recipe

Ukrainian Wheat Berry and Poppyseed Pudding Recipe (Kutya, Kutia)

Ukrainian Gingerbread (Medivnychky) Recipe

Dry Perfume for Gingerbread : Spice Blends

Tender Butter Cookies (Kurabie) Recipe

Hazelnut Orange Chocolate Cake Recipe

Saffron Cake Recipe

Persian Orange Blossom Cookies : Scented Baking

Indian Saffron and Rose Yogurt Mousse (Shrikhand)

Jams, Pickles and Homemade Preserves

Candied Blossoms and Flower Perfumed Syrup

Hot and Spicy Cranberry Sauce

Rose Petal and Raspberry Infused Vinegar

Belgian Strawberry Capital and Russian Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

Candied Orange Peel (Pierre Herme Recipe) : Star Anise and Vanilla

Vanilla and Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe

Articles on Flavor and Fragrance

10 Ways to Use Rosewater : Perfume, Beauty & Food

When Chefs Follow Their Nose

Perfume in a Cup: Tea Tasting Lesson at Le Palais des Thes

Civet Cake and Musk Candy

Olfactory Desserts : On Gourmand Fragrances

Cooks, Follow Your Nose : My Article in Zester Daily

10 Ideas to Enjoy Strawberries : From Main Course to Dessert

A Year In Scents and Flavors

Autumnal Scents and Tastes

Chocolate Fragrances : From Flowers to Woods

Floral Pleasures in Chocolate

Saffron : The Flavor and Fragrance of Joy

Harold McGee on Taste and Olfaction : Flavor and Fragrance

Peaches and Cream : Quest for Ultimate Peach Fragrance

Green Mango and Coconut Milk

Extras

Indian Vegetables and Herbs : Photographs and Explanations

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