Journal
Fragrance
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Citrus Blossom: The Flower That Comes From the Same Fruit as the Peel
Dried citrus blossoms are the perfumed waste of the citrus harvest — the part that never becomes fruit.…
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Jasmine: The Flower That Is Picked at Night and Used by Morning
Jasmine only gives up its scent after dark, which is why it is picked at dawn and why…
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Osmanthus: The Flower That Smells Like Apricots in the Middle of Autumn
Four varieties, one fragrance, and a very short season. How to tell Jin Gui from Yin Gui from…
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Plum Blossom: The Winter Flower That Became Tea
Plum blossoms open in the cold, on bare branches, weeks before anything else. What the dried bud tastes…
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Citron: A Citrus That Nobody Eats and Everybody Keeps
Too thick to peel, too dry to juice, too fragrant to ignore. The citron is a fruit that…
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Buddha’s Hand: A Citrus Shaped Like a Hand
Fo Shou Gan has no pulp at all — it is a fragrant, segmented rind that looks like…
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