rose water

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The dough is then rolled into small balls, fried and soaked immediately in a warm syrup made from saffron threads and rose water.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

So Mr Jain decided to turn his roses into rose water and rose oil.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

“The saffron, the rose water, those flavors are very home for me,” Petrossian says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023

To them, I added a pool of crème anglaise, an easy-to-make pouring custard, and a splash of rose water, since strawberries are botanically related to roses.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2022

He left the dining room impregnated with the penetrating fragrance of rose water that she had sprinkled on his head so that she could follow his tracks through the house.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez