Juniper is the essential flavouring in gin and is much loved in Scandinavian cooking where it is used to flavour cures and brines for gravlax, to braise vegetables such as cabbage, and in marinades and sauces for wild game meats such as venison and elk. Juniper berries are used to flavour brines for curing pork and hams and in the Alsatian dish Choucroute Garnis