Do you use camphor in cooking?

India
September 5, 2009 11:31am CST
In our country India camphor is used in a little quantity to prepare some sweet dishes especially one called LADDU. It is prepared with gram flour, sugar syrup, cardamon, cloves, and a little bit of camphor and rolled out into small balls which tastes really good. Is camphor used in any other country in the preparation of any dish?
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cblackink
@cblackink (969)
• United States
5 Sep 09
I didn't know you could cook with it. I think we usually use it in medicines in the states. Have never heard of it being used to cook. That is interesting to know.
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adam1980
@adam1980 (516)
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5 Sep 09
i had never heard of it before so shouldnt imagine it is used here in traditional english cooking
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Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Sep 09
hi yogambal__64 I did not know that camphor was edible.we use it medicinally here but never eat it.I love the smell of it'but wouldnt it make you ill. I am here in the US and am not familar'with using camphor in cooking. I know I really like the scent of it. tellme more. I am really interested. thanks.
daliaj
@daliaj (5674)
• India
9 Sep 09
This is a new piece of information for me. I have never heard about using camphor for cooking. I like laddu, but I never thought camphor is used for its cooking. I never prepared laddu at home.