A signature dish of the region is rendang, or dry curry: meat browned with lemongrass and chili paste, then simmered in a fragrant bath of curried coconut milk.

More than pleased, Killashandra dialed for a foaming fragrant bath, at 35 C, and the tub obediently began to fill itself.

She sliced the kenkey onto a plate, then ladled on the juicy bits of fish and octopus swimming in a fragrant bath of spicy stew.

My post-adolescent narcissism satisfied, I smiled to myself and settled into the hot, fragrant bath.

Whole baby artichokes braised in a fragrant bath of garlic, lemon, thyme and coriander are very appealing.

I ran a fragrant bath through muslin bags of mint and lavender and flung my clothes onto a chair eager to get in.

It contains sumptuous halls and galleries, delicious gardens, cool fountains, and fragrant baths; in a word, the whole mountain is converted into a paradise.

She tells Suzuki to prepare a fragrant bath and asks how long she will have to wait for him.

As our view goes to a medium shot, he slides his bruised limbs into a deep bath fragrant with Dawn and thyme.

L'Erbolario (Via degli Orefici, 4; 0039 051 65 69 961), just around the corner, is full of fragrant, natural bath and body products.