Poppies, Jacob's Ladder, calendula, jasmine, myrtle, stinging nettle, foxgloves, lavender, camphor laurel and irises are in profusion.

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King Tang of Shang, had 94 ice men who helped to make a dish of buffalo milk, flour and camphor.

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Like a cocktail expert, I would press my herbs into sugar syrup to capture the fragrance of their volatile oils linalool, eugenol, citral, thujone, camphor.

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Their influence can still be tasted at many of the thousands of restaurants serving dishes like Sichuan duck smoked with camphor wood and tea leaves, and a popular dish called Over the Bridge Noodles.

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Lightner and a full-time forager provide Atera with wintergreen, nettles, other plants, and fungi, mainly from upstate New York, and one wall of its dining room has been transformed into a vertical herb garden, overflowing with aromatics like camphor, lavender, and mint.

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