There are a few that do fill the gap, however, and two of them are osmanthus, some of the sweetest-smelling evergreens you could wish to find. One is fine for a small garden, the other good for ...

Its botanical name, “Osmanthus fragrans,” means “fragrant osmanthus,” with osmanthus coming from the Greek words osme (smell) and anthos (flower). In China, the home of this species of ...

The fragrance blooms with the heady flowers and fruits of Chinese osmanthus with magnolia and saffron, weaving through the air tales of Javanese patchouli and tuberose. The narrative deepens with ...

“Beni koji” contains Monascus purpureus, a red mould that is also used as food colouring. Government spokesman Yoshimasa ...

Beni kōji is rice fermented with monascus purpureus, a species of reddish-purple mould. While advertised as a health supplement for high cholesterol and blood pressure, it's also widely used as a ...