SC - Apicius and Platina

[Anne-Marie Rousseau]

hey all from Anne-Marie

we are asked re: asafetida.
Is there a more comonly known name for this?

aka "that really stinky stuff that lives inside a solid sealed plastic tub
inside no less than three zip lock bags in the backest back of my spice
cupboard and I can STILL smell it when I open the door!" :)

wonderful stuff...and a fun addition to our cucumber salad from apicius.
gives it the faintest oniony garlicly flavor.

- --AM