Enfleurage

Also known as: cold enfleurage

An old perfumery method that presses delicate aromatics into softened fat over several days to capture their scent before fat-washing.

Category

Culinary technique

How It Works

Petals or botanicals (e.g. wild rose and blackened bergamot) are laid into softened butter for days so their volatile aromatics migrate into the fat.

Best For

Preserving fragile floral aromatics