[Sca-cooks] asafoetida/sylphium

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You can also find it at Whole Foods.

Margaret

> 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
>
> -- 
> Urtatim, formerly Anahita