[Sca-cooks] Iron Chef Medieval Persian...

Christina L Biles bilescl at okstate.edu
Fri Nov 16 06:30:17 PST 2001


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Anahita wrote:

>>>Of course i couldn't find musk flavoring either, which was supposed
to be in the dates and in the syrup... Anyone know where i can find
some? I hear they have musk flavored life-savers in Australia...
anyway to get some musk flavoring?


There is an herb - musk seed, musk mallow, Egyptian alcee, target-leaved
hibiscus, Ambrette Seed, Hibiscus abelmoschus - which is used as a musk
substitute.  Specifically, an oil prepared from the seeds is used.

So, you might try looking for ambrette oil.

-Magdalena



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