Indo-European - Rose Water 10oz

For nearly six decades, Indo-European Foods has helped bring the flavors of the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe to American kitchens. Founded in Southern California in 1966, the company grew into a national importer and distributor of specialty foods, building a catalog of pantry staples under its own Indo-European and Zergüt labels. In late 2024 it joined Ziyad Brothers, a longtime purveyor of Middle Eastern foods, expanding the reach of its well-known products.

Rose water has perfumed sweets, drinks, and celebrations across the Middle East and South Asia for centuries. Traditionally it is produced by steam distilling fragrant rose petals, capturing their aromatic essence in water, a technique refined by Persian scholars in the medieval era. Indo-European’s version is made in Lebanon, a country with a deep tradition of floral waters, using distilled water, concentrated rose water, and natural rose flavors. It contains no added sugar or coloring, so it stays clear and lets the true floral character shine.

The aroma is unmistakably floral, evoking freshly opened rose petals with a soft, slightly honeyed perfume. On the palate it is delicate and clean, adding an elegant rose note without sweetness, and a little goes a long way.