Myrrhis odorata (sweet cicely)
The flavour of Norwegian sweets: "The King of Denmark"
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The species has a distinct, strong smell of aniseed and was once a popular sweet and spice (蝉酶迟别办谤测诲诲 in Norwegian, meaning 鈥榮weet spice鈥�, lending its flavour to the traditional Norwegian sweets known as '' []), but it has also been grown as a vegetable.
From ancient times it is especially common in Hordaland, especially at former monastery estates and along pilgrimage routes. It grows, for example, on the hill behind , at , and here at . Old lists from show that they sowed seeds of Myrrhis odorata in the garden as early as 1667, and in 1760 the species was found growing in Bergen. The oldest specimen, however, is in from 1719. The Besche family had a pharmacy garden on Ole Bulls plass and Torgallmenningen.
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