Asafoetida
asafoetida is a resinous gum. It has a pungent smell of rotting onions or sulphur. The smell dissipates with cooking. Flavour is unpleasant, like concentrated rotten garlic. When cooked, it adds onion like flavour. Asafoetida is used mostly in indian vegetarian cooking in which the strong onion garlic flavour enhances many dishes. It is also suited to many fish dishes and some pappadums are seasoned with asafoetida. All parts of this plant have the distinctive fetid smell. In march & april just before flowering, the stalks are cut closed to the root. A milky liquid oozees out, which tries to form a resin. This is collected and fresh cut is made.
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asafoetida is a resinous gum. It has a pungent smell of rotting onions or sulphur. The smell dissipates with cooking. Flavour is unpleasant, like concentrated rotten garlic. When cooked, it adds onion like flavour. Asafoetida is used mostly in indian vegetarian cooking in which the strong onion garlic flavour enhances many dishes. It is also suited to many fish dishes and some pappadums are seasoned with asafoetida. All parts of this plant have the distinctive fetid smell. In march & april just before flowering, the stalks are cut closed to the root. A milky liquid oozees out, which tries to form a resin. This is collected and fresh cut is made.
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A name which is not only appreciated but also loved by thousand of travelers coming to (Jodhpur) India for his wonderful spices and his personality. A man who started his journey with a small cart has virtually visited almost every corner of the planet through his spices. You can listen to his calm voice coming out of many kitchens and feel his love in tasty foods of many novice cooks. The simple yet powerful presence of mvspices is recognised by leading Guide Books like LONELY PLANET, ROUGH GUIDE, LE GUIDE DU ROUTARD, (French tourist guide), INDIAN HAND BOOK, LONELY PLANET FROM POLLAND and many other.<br />He has also been awarded a certificate from England Curry Organisation. Many magazines and news papers in different countries have discussed about his and his spices.
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Shop No. 209 B, Vegitable Market, Jodhpur - 342002, Rajasthan, India