SC - Apicius and Platina
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Sun Feb 6 23:02:12 PST 2000
In a message dated 2/6/00 1:06:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, acrouss at gte.net
writes:
<< the same could be said for "lazer foot." Lazer "root" is the root of
laser, a plant used by Romans in cooking, which I believe is now extinct? >>
Extinct is correct. However, asafoetida is the standard substitute for laser.
Apparently the laser plant was similar in flavor to that substance if not
actually another species of the same plant.
Ras
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