SC - Silphium & Alisander (fwd)
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Tue Jun 23 09:45:04 PDT 1998
In a message dated 6/23/98 10:51:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
charlesn at sunrise.srl.rmit.edu.au writes:
<< I came across two seasonings/spices that I am unfamiliar
with, silphium and alisander. does anyone know what they are?
Thanks,
Andrea Willett
>>
Silphium is presumebly a plant which the Romans literally ate to extinction.
Most scholars agree that the use of asefoetida is a viable substitute. It can
be found in stores that sell food common to India. Alisander has me stumped.
Ras
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