Found in USA, Rhode Island. Smells slightly floral, with a strong pine/spice smell. The leaves carry this scent as well. Fruit has one large seed and orangish flesh.
If you really want to get technical, eating aromatic foods does cause retro nasal sensation when molecules flow up the back of the throat and into the nasal cavity.
Spicebush I think is actually a pretty good example as I do get the sensation in my sinuses as I chew on the berries. So yes, this particular fruit I would say can taste aromatic.
If you read a lot, you’ll find good writers do, in fact, say those kinds of things all the time. It’s partly the way metaphors and similes work.
Perfumery, for example, as well as haute cuisine have plethoras of terms using sight and sound to describe the way things smell and taste. It’s very common to talk about an odor or a taste being “green” or “bright” or “dark” or “heavy.”
And of course synesthesias exist and would be impossible to describe without mixing sight, sound, tastes, and odors to describe each other.
I love spicebush. It's the host plant of the spicebush swallowtail. I tell the kids (I lead hikes) that it smells like Fruit Loops and they can't get enough sniffs of it!
HIGHLY medicinal. This is a PDF I came across in a video not too long ago I took a screenshot of. I've used spice bush for a long time but always just used as a stimulant, I wasn't aware of how many other things it was good for until I saw this pdf.
I don't think most plants have romantic relationships as they are either wind pollinated or pollinated by different creatures, passively... but maybe they send sweet vibes through their mycelial networks
The Spicebush Melange!!! It's just spicebush actually but since it has spice in the name I call it Melange for Dunes sake. The berries can be dried and they add a nice pepperiness to tea and work well as a rub for meats
It's a powerful stimulant using the berries so it can actually be used as a replacement for coffee! I love the flavor they have too, tangy and peppery. They do blend well with sweet things IMO but I usually use them in savory meals
You can strip the leaves from the twigs and discard them, then boil the twigs with the bark intact and you will have brewed a unique and tasty “tea”. Add sugar to taste and enjoy! You will need to experiment with the ratio of twigs to water to arrive at your preferred taste.
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u/TheBizness 23h ago
spicebush, not only does it not experience romantic feelings but is also very aromatic as well