Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 10:16, 14 June 2011

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	fact all three can be used , however, since the herb was so often		fact all three can be used , however, since the herb was so often
	coupled with pepper is probable that the seed was used most often.		coupled with pepper is probable that the seed was used most often.
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		+	Reference:
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		+	Patrick Faas, "Around the Roman Table," Univ. of Chicago Press,
		+	Chicago, 2005 (ISBN 0-226-23347-2 (paper)

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Lovage (ligusticum. levisticum)

In our world of cooking we very often put Salt and Pepper together as
a set of seasonings. Aspicius, a Roman chef, mentions Pepper and
Lovage together just as we consider pepper and salt. Apparently the
flavor of lovage has the ability to inhabit every dish in which it is
used as a typical Mediterranean dish.

Lovage was grown all over Europe, even areas where the climate was in
fact pretty harsh. In the later days and the present, parsley and
celery leaves have been used as substitutes. It is true that both of
these are related to the family of herbs to which lovage belongs and
they have a milder flavor than lovage, which may have something to do
with it's diminished use. Much of Roman cooking has very bold flavors
due to the spices used. Some historians believe that the reason for
this was that they were eating off pewter plates which contained
lead. A symptom of lead poisoning is a diminishing ability to taste
mild foods.

In mentioning the herb Aspicius does not bother to tell the reader
what part of the lovage plant is used, root, leaves , or seeds. In
fact all three can be used , however, since the herb was so often
coupled with pepper is probable that the seed was used most often.

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Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus at 10:16, 14 June 2011

Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus: New page: {{template:Recipe}} Lovage (ligusticum. levisticum) In our world of cooking we very often put Salt and Pepper together as a set of seasonings. Aspicius, a Roman chef, mentions Pepper and...