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Fragrant Foods

This mural from the Necropolis at Shaykh 'Abd al-Qurnah depicts the embalming process.

Ancient Egyptians May Have Spiced Their Mummies

Most ingredients in embalming perfumes were good enough to eat.

Diana Hubbell October 25, 2023

Srinagar, India

Arq-e-Gulab

An old curiosity shop holds on to a centuries-old tradition of manually-distilled rose water.

Homemade, all-natural, foraged teaberry ice cream from Park Place Café & Restaurant

Teaberry Ice Cream

This Pennsylvania specialty sometimes looks like Pepto-Bismol and smells like Bengay.

Fingered citrons symbolize luck, long life, and happiness.

Buddha's Hand

Smells like lavender, tastes like lemon rind, looks like a gnarled claw fresh from your nightmares.

Boylan's Birch Beer

Birch Beer

This cousin of root beer has a long history and a surprisingly minty taste.