[Sca-cooks] asafoetida/sylphium

[lilinah at earthlink.net]

Asafoetida is sold at South Asian (Indian, Pakistani) and halal 
(Muslim) markets.

>I have a recipe for 'marinated cucumbers' that used
>this ingredient.  Where would someone find it?
>
>Alexa
>
>--- Robert Downie <rdownie at mb.sympatico.ca> wrote:
>  > This must be Asafoetida (meaning "stinky root")- or
>  > Indian Hing which
>  > was used by Romans as a substitute for sylphium. IT
>  > has a garlicky
>  > bitter flavour, but I've never had it fresh so can't

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Urtatim, formerly Anahita