Early flavouring agents were aniseed, coriander, caraway seeds and rosewater. More delicate than parsley, it has a faint taste of liquorice or aniseed. It contains mustard, cumin, fenugreek, aniseed and kalonji. Bread was sometimes flavoured with aniseed. The Christians also developed Arak, an ouzo-like spirit flavored with aniseed. Mixing it with mint, menthol, aniseed, or laurel is quite popular. Barako has a strong flavor and fragrance reminiscent of aniseed. Absinthe, another aniseed drink, remained prohibited. It has a distinctive flavor and a strong fragrance reminiscent of aniseed. Black Jack is a type of "aniseed flavour chew" according to its packaging. Arak is traditionally made of only two ingredients, grapes and aniseed. It is made with self-raising flour, sugar, eggs, butter or margarine and aniseed. It provides sweet, floral and strong aniseed odor. The plant is softly hairy and smells strongly of aniseed when crushed. Myrtle rust severely damages new growth and threatens aniseed myrtle production.