Fennel and Asafoetida

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• To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Fennel and Asafoetida
• From: R* B* L*
• Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 23:30:10 -0700
• References: <199908021844.OAA24804@fh106.infi.net>

Actually, there is another culinary fennel: Foeniculum vulgare var.
dulce, in which the leaf bases are not thickened as they are with
Finocchio (F. v. var. azoricum). F. v. ssp. piperitum I know nothing
about. And Ferula assa-foetida, the source of asafoetida (an Iranian
native), is used both as a culinary and a medicinal ingredient in the
East.

Rand B. Lee, Freelance Writer & Editor
Founder and President, The North American Dianthus Society
Founder and President, The North American Cottage Garden Society
Member, Garden Writers Association of America
Author, PLEASURES OF THE COTTAGE GARDEN (Michael Friedman Publishers)
copyright 1998, ISBN 1-56799-695-7
randbear@nets.com
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Santa Fe, NM 87505-3220
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