Asafoetida

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[subject line edited by moderator - Asafoetida is definitely NOT off topic ;=)

Go for it!]

 

Sherry Rose <sherry:

> > At 10:22 AM 9/14/2005, you wrote:

> > >I have found out what it is but I don't know anyone who has used it.

> > >I'm still trying to find it in Buffalo, NY so I can see it up close

> > >and in person. If anyone has any experience with this spice, would they

mind

> sharing?

 

The only thing I'll add to the comments of others is to be careful to buy a

brand that has a good lid. Some of the containers are not screw on, and

this stuff smells so you want it to seal tight with no leakage. You can buy

it at Indian and Middle Eastern grocers.

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> The only thing I'll add to the comments of others is to be careful to buy a

> brand that has a good lid. Some of the containers are not screw on, and

> this stuff smells so you want it to seal tight with no leakage.

 

Amen to that too - I had it happen once - loose top and asafoetida all through

my cupboard. Not pretty to smell in such large quantities. Very nice to use,

however - I keep it in as a matter of course. And yes, Madhur Jaffrey uses it.

Another fan of Madhur Jaffrey! Great ;=)

 

Best, Pat

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Recently, there has been mixed feelings on the spice asafoetida. It is one of

the best herbs if not the best for reducing gas. i don't think it is a

coincidence that many dhals use asafoetida in the recipe. It would go hand in

hand with the previous post.

It is often used in place of garlic in recipes.

 

 

 

 

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GB and Donna can have that spice. I'm with you, I can't get past the

smell to cook with it.

Chico

 

 

 

, Sharon Zakhour

<sharon.zakhour wrote:

>

> Well, I love Indian food and I think asafeotida smells NASTY. I mean,

it

> can make me nauseous. But it is used in some delightful foods so, I

> guess that whomever said it mellows in cooking was 100% right. :-)

>

> Sharon

>

> greatyoga wrote:

> > Donna,

> >

> > I'm not the one to ask. I like Indian food. I don't think it

smells

> > bad.

>

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I love it. I started to use it often when I became a veg. I don't think it

smells bad.

Donna

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Anita <anita4wfb

 

Tue, 6 May 2008 12:25:07

 

Re: Re: Onions and garlic

 

 

I've never used asafoetida. I have bought it, I just can't past the smell.

 

Anita

 

 

" Kathleen M. Pelley " <kmpelley (AT) (DOT) <kmpelley%40> com> wrote:

There are certain Hindu groups that prohibit cooking with garlic and

onions. [i thought it was also any vegetable grown in the earth, like

potatoes and beets,but I am not sure] I have a cookbook published by a

Hindu group around here, somewhere, that has no garlic and onions in

it. They use other herbs for s similar flavor, like asafoetida.

 

Kathleen

Eureka CA

 

Just to add a little to that discussion... Though I would not wish to

eliminate onions and garlic as they are a key part of most of my

dishes, I've heard of another reason that some people choose to do so.

Some believe that onions and garlic prevent the brain from achieving

alpha state (deep meditative state) and have gone so far as to calling

onions and garlic " brain poison " . Though that has not proven the case

for me, I respect other people's beliefs and choices and just thought

I'd mention this.