[Sca-cooks] Asafetida leaves and terebinth berries

[Terry Decker]

Terebinth is a term used for two related plants, Pistacia palaestina and P. 
terebinthus.  P. palestina is found in the Levant.  P. terebinthus is more 
widely established in the Mediterranean basin and is probably the primary 
provider of the berries.  You might want to look for them in a Middle 
Eastern market as menegic or bittim or in a Greek market as tsikoudia 
(although this is also used to describe a type of brandy).

Bear


> Another ingredient specified in only one of the recipes is terebinth 
> berries -- from what I can tell, the terebinth is related pistachio, but 
> that's about all that I've managed to figure out. Again, any information 
> on sourcing this ingredient would be very helpful.
> -- Galefridus