Sweetgale (myrica gale)
Sweetgale, also known as "northern nutmeg", is a small shrub whose leaves are covered in resin, which has earned it the French nickname "bois sent-bon", meaning "good-smelling wood". It generally grows along lakes and rivers. It is the catkin (male flower) that's generally used for cooking.
With a beautiful color ranging from pale green to burnt orange, the catkins are very aromatic and will remind beer lovers of hops. In the Middle Ages, sweet gale was even used in the making of beer, a tradition called "gruit", which some brewers have revived in recent years.
Its taste is camphorous, resinous, peppery, woody and bitter. It can also be reminiscent of fir, bay leaf and nutmeg. This spice from Québec is very complex and intensely perfumed.
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