[Sca-cooks] herb seasoning question

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Feb 28, 2007, at 5:47 PM, Ian Kusz wrote:

> Does anyone here have experience with using asafoetida as a spice?   
> I've
> read some warnings, and wanted to know what "kind" of food they use  
> it in,
> if any.

It's used extensively in Indian cookery, probably most often in fish  
dishes. Maybe you could do a Web search for "hing powder" and find  
some pretty standard recipes calling for it. Tastes a little like a  
mixture of musk and garlic, to me.

Adamantius





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