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

Seven days later, in accordance with Hindu cremation rites, he lay in a coffin bedecked in incense, rose water and honey.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

The flavor also appears elsewhere in Asia, in Persian dishes like sohan, a saffron brittle topped with pistachios, and bastani, an ice cream typically scented with saffron, pistachio, vanilla and rose water.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022

His mother offers them glasses of frothy pink lassi, thick and sweet-tasting, flavored with rose water.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri