If you’re on a spring walk in Switzerland you are very likely to come across those elegant waldmeister plants on every corner. They grow in meadows and in bright forest spots. They are most fragrant when collected before they are blooming but if some have flowers on them that does no harm.
If you like to collect things outdoors and cook them this is just the thing for you. The flavor of the syrup is more herb-y than flowery when compared to other syrups. And it’s addictive 🙂
If you live outside of Europe I am sorry to tell you that apparently waldmeister doesn’t grow there.