While westerners aren’t as familiar with rose as a culinary ingredient, it’s been used in baked goods, spice blends, and jams in the middle east and Balkans for centuries. These culinary-grade rose petals and buds are ideal for making liquors and bitters, homemade rose water, or candies like Turkish delight. Add to teas for a refreshing floral aroma and flavor, to rice and couscous, and blend with sugar for a sweet topping for cakes and cookies.