an extract (rose water). Their aroma comes
mainly from the terpene geraniol. Roses are
most often used in sweets, but are also found
in the savory Moroccan spice mixture ras el
hanout, and in North African sausages.
Screwpine or Pandan Screwpine is the
aromatic, strap-like leaf of shrubs related to
the lily family that are native to Indonesia
(species of Pandanus). Screwpine leaves are
used in India and southeast Asia to flavor rice
dishes and sweets, and to wrap meats and fish.
Their primary volatile compound is the same
one that gives basmati and jasmine rices their
distinctive nutty aroma (2-acetyl-1-pyrroline,
which is also prominent in the aroma of
popcorn and of crabmeat). The screwpine
flower is also aromatic and the source of a
more perfume-like extract called kewra,
which flavors many Indian milk sweets.
Sorrel Sorrel is the startlingly sour leaf of
several European relatives of rhubarb and